Identifying the theme of a piece is crucial to understanding. Using the play Romeo and Juliet as an example, the concept of theme is explored in a video of a classroom lecture.

Concepts

author's purpose, authors, literary themes, literary elements, literature

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Additional Tags

themes, literature, author's purpose, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• For classmembers the video could kick off a lesson on identifying themes in literature
• For professional development, the video could be used as a flipped classroom model to critique

Classroom Considerations

• Although not a great model, the video certainly provides food for thought; therefore, use it to inspire your own flipped classroom videos

Pros

• The video makes the distinction that a theme is the author's statement about or insight into life

Cons

• Because of the poor quality of the video, the resource would best serve as a model to critique