The God of Small Things - Naming and detecting themes

We started today by discussing a basic formula for naming and exploring a theme in a work of literature:

1. Name a general concept, for example:
1. love
2. truth
3. justice
4. power
5. childhood
6. history
7. faith
8. beliefs
9. family
10. prejudice
11. healthy relationships
2. Add a statement about what the book shows about this theme
3. Add an example from the book to illustrate your point

Individually you wrote potential themes - we shared these as a large group - then you got into your small groups for the rest of the period.  You then followed these steps;

1. Shared your potential theme statements
2. Chose one to work with today
3. Discussed the ways in which it applies to chapters 9 and 10
4. Wrote your journal entry about it!