What are the themes of "The Arrival"?
Sometimes, it is hard to understand the difference between a topic and a theme. So what exactly is a theme? Let's begin with a simple definition.
"A theme is the underlying message that the author wants to convey to the audience. "
Below, the activities will help you formulate and come up with themes of the "The Arrival".
Activity One: Creating your theme
INSTRUCTIONSStep 1: With a partner, list as many topics or main ideas of "The Arrival" as you can. Some examples are:
The author believes that _______________________________. Step 3: Cross out "The author believes that" and what is left over will be your theme! . Step 4: Revise your theme so that it is grammatically correct! |
EXAMPLE
Step 1:
Step 2: The author believes that family is important and that you need to do whatever it takes to give them a better life. Step 3: family is important and that you need to do whatever it takes to give them a better life. Step 4: Family is important and you need to do whatever it takes to give them a better life. |
Activity Two:
Now that you have come up with your theme, individually, you will need to:
Download the template for your table below: ![]()
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