Identifying Themes in Children's Literature

Identifying themes in literature is the focus of the language arts lesson plan presented here. Learners read short pieces of fiction and practice the skill of identifying the themes present in each one. The bulk of the instructional activity consists of a whole-group activity. A piece of writing is read aloud, and everyone works together to come up with the themes present in each of the stories. Groups of pupils then come up with their own piece of fiction, present it to the class, and the other students discuss the themes that they heard in the story.