2.4

ACTIVITY IDENTIFYING THEME

Choose one text from the following list of fairy tales, fables, and films that you may have heard, read, or seen, or choose one of your own. Briefly summarize the plot of the text, identity the theme, or central idea of the work, and provide evidence that you remember from the text that supports your statement of theme. Remember, the theme may be explicitly stated, but it is more likely to be implied throughout the work.

  1. Cinderella

  2. The Wizard of Oz

  3. The Three Little Pigs

  4. Star Wars series

  5. Little Red Riding Hood

  6. The Ant and the Grasshopper

  7. The Harry Potter series