Year 11 English

What is a theme?

 

Topic + Insight=Theme

 

 

What are some themes in The Shoe Horn Sonata?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distinctively visual texts assist us to imagine and understand people and their relationships, places and events that would otherwise be alien to us. They help us develop empathy and an understanding of the wider world beyond our everyday experiences.

 

1. In a group analyse two of the following themes: (Miss Nicholson to determine themes for groups)

Hardship and suffering in war

Heroism/ Courage

 

Instinct to survive

Destruction of Innocence/Dreams

Friendship

Changing Relationships

Destructive power of lies

 

The power of the human spirit

Lasting effects of war
 

2. Choose 3 scenes and discuss the images created in that scene that
assist to develop the theme.
3. Identify 3-4 techniques which help construct this image in each scene.
4. In 50 words explain how these images contribute to your understanding
of people, places and events?
5. Present your findings to the class as a single page summary.