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(tema)
Genres
What Is Theme?
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Universal Themes
Universal themes
• come up again and again in literature
• deal with basic human concerns—good and evil,
life and death, love and loss
• shine a light on our common experiences
• can help guide us through our lives
Universal Themes
Quick Check
Stories Match these familiar
stories to the appropriate
The Little Red Hen universal theme.
Beauty and the Beast
The Three Little Pigs A It pays to work hard and
plan ahead.
The Ugly Duckling
The Frog Prince
B Appearances can be
deceiving.
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Universal Themes
Check your answers!!
Quick Check
Stories Match these familiar
stories to the appropriate
The Little Red Hen A universal theme.
Beauty and the Beast B
The Three Little Pigs A A It pays to work hard and
plan ahead.
The Ugly Duckling B
The Frog Prince B
B Appearances can be
deceiving.
Finding the Theme
Title:
Story 1: Topic:
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ble/index.html • What is the conflict?
• How the conflict is
resolved?
• How the main
character changes:
What has he / she
learned?
Theme:
• :