Team Challenge: Theme in The Crossover

Instructions: Your team has been assigned a set of quotations from The Crossover. Work together to
identify a theme that they all support.

Theme topics of The Crossover

● Identity ● Coming of age

● Belonging ● Loss vs. Inheritance
● Brotherhood ● Perseverance and hardwork

Step 1: Define theme.

Write a consensus theme definition, one that was NOT given to you, but rather one that your team
makes up.

Team Theme
Definition:

Step 2: Individually analyze one quotation. Click here for YOUR team’s quotes.
Each team member gets one quotation. Highlight any poetic devices in the quotation then label them.
What is the theme topic?
Quotation

Poetic devices
(highlight them)

Theme topic

Step 3: Share out with your team.

Each member shares their Step 2 Table.
1. Read your quote.
2. List any poetic devices.
3. State what you think the theme is.
 Step 4: Look at ALL the quotations you have been given. Together, decide on a theme.
Discuss what theme you think all of your quotes share. Write a thematic statement and explain what
examples from the quotes led you to this team decision.

Team Topic Theme

Team Thematic
Statement

How We Can Tell (list

some evidence from
the quotes)

Step 5: Show your teacher your team work.

Escape to the main room before the bell rings and have your teacher check your final table in step 4!!