Theme Development Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RI.8.2

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When you are developing a theme you are working towards the underlying idea of the story. Themes can be blatantly stated by the author, this happens in many professional forms of writing. Themes can also be hidden and implied, you will find this common in short stories and movies. When the theme is implied it often serves as the morale of the story. These worksheets will help students learn to develop themes in their own writing.

Theme Development Worksheets To Print:

Animal Testing – We look at the ethics and challenges that go into making products that can affect human health.

Tracing Development of the Central Idea – You will can use this along with any lengthy article you pull from the newspaper.

Let Us Play! – Do you get enough "play time"? I don't think enough people do these days.

Developing a Central Idea – Again a worthwhile article is required to make this worksheet take off.

Drug Testing in Middle School? – When we were researching this one, I was amazed at the volume of schools contemplating this issue.

Dreams and Creativity – We search for the central idea and supporting idea of the passage.

What is the Role of Woman? – Choose one of the supporting ideas and describe both how it is developed and its relationship to the central idea.

Is Your Child Deaf? – It really takes a full year until doctors can assess this.

What's It All About? – For this one I would assign an encyclopedia entry, if possible.

Why I Am an Abolitionist – Another look at why the Declaration of American Independence is as important today as the day it was written.

This Idea is Under Development! – This organizer with help you understand how the central idea is developed over the course of a text, including its relationship to the supporting idea.

Slavery: What It Is – We look at a speech delivered in the House of Representatives on April 24, 1860.

Developing Central Ideas – Newspapers help out here. Write an objective summary of the article.

Central Idea Development – . Answer the questions below to help you understand how the central idea is developed over the course of the text, including its relationship to the supporting ideas.

Your Dystopian Future – Is this a real educational development or premise of a dystopian novel?

How to Develop Writing Themes?


A theme is a hidden idea or topic behind a literary work that holds all the elements of the plot together and moves them forward in a coherent manner. Developing a theme while writing requires a lot of attention and expertise. A perfectly written text has its theme underlying in different ideas being conveyed by the text throughout. Developing a theme in text in a flawless manner requires a writer to follow some steps and keep some tips in mind while writing anything. Here are the most useful ideas to keep in your mind while developing themes in writing:


Know The Purpose of Your Writing


Knowing what specific purpose of your written work is going to fulfill is important to write a flawless piece. Usually, the purpose of your writing is also its theme. However, this is not always the case and many times, you have to derive a precise theme from your purpose.


Know Your Readers


While writing anything, the author must consider the audience. The people who are going to read your written work are likely to belong to a particular class or group. Depending upon their preferences, likes, and dislikes you can derive a lot of themes from your idea and can stick to one single theme which you think will be liked the most by them.


Choose What You Think Is Impactful


While writing on a particular topic, think about the interrelated ideas it is representing. Choose that one idea as your theme that you think can positively impact society and is the need of time. Developing impactful ideas as your themes is a smart writing idea and can get many people interested in your work.


Look for Repetitions


Before you start writing, make an outline for your text and scan it for the most repeated idea. The repeated idea will help you in developing your main theme of the text.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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