I created these materials to aid me in teaching how to identify theme in literature. As a part of this unit, I also had the students write a short expository essay on one of the themes from our text, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The materials include four items: a power point slide show, a project sheet for the writing project, materials for a bulletin board, and a blank spider map (graphic organizer).
The slide show is designed to give the students the notes on theme and an organizer for