Lesson plan	Lesson plan
What to create	Lesson plan
Which subject	English
What topic	Theme Statement
What length (min)	30
What age group	College
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Grade level: College (Adult students)

Subject: English

Length of Lesson: 30 minutes

Objectives:

• Understand the concept of a theme statement
• Learn how to write a well-constructed theme statement
• Apply the concept and practice writing theme statements

Materials:

• Whiteboard/Blackboard and markers/chalk
• Handouts for note-taking
• Writing utensils

Introduction:

(5 minutes)

• Begin by discussion the purpose of a theme statement in literature
• Ask students if they are familiar with theme statements
• Explain to students that theme statements are the main ideas or messages that the author is trying to convey through their writing

Development:

(20 minutes)

• Provide examples of theme statements
• Discuss how to identify themes when reading literature
• Go over the steps required to write a well-constructed theme statement
  • Identify the topic of the work
  • Find the main idea or message being conveyed
  • Use evidence from the text to support the main idea
  • Combine all of the elements into a concise sentence
• Provide students with prompts for writing a theme statement about a specific literary work
• Model writing a theme statement for them
• Encourage students to write their own theme statements using the provided prompts

Closure:

(5 minutes)

• Ask a few students to share their theme statements
• Review the steps to writing a theme statement
• Assign homework to write a theme statement on a chosen literary work

Homework:

• Read a chosen literary work and write a well-constructed theme statement. Submit the theme statement during the next class.