Classroom Activity Idea 1
Break students into groups and assign each group one of the Themes from the text you’re reading. Have your students create a chart where they list each chapter (or scene, etc.) at the top. Ask your students to discuss in their groups how the theme is either introduced or developed through the characters, setting, or plot elements. Underneath each chapter in their chart, students can record whatever comes out of their group discussions.(They should provide evidence from the text to support their claims.) After they complete the chart, students will see how their assigned theme developed over the course of the whole text. (Note: you can do this activity with other elements, such as our Character List, Symbols, Motifs, etc.!)