Okay, so now it's becoming clear to me why it seemed like I was having an "out of body" experience when a discussion started last summer about themes. I just couldn't figure it out. Egocentric, I guess--too many years with 6 year olds. What was in MY schema was "theme studies" and "inquiry cycles". Now, after this discussion, I realize that what was in many of the other minds was "theme" as in the literary term. WOW! It just goes to show; you never know! I'm sure all of us were completely comfortable that we were talking about the same thing, and we all knew just what it was. :-) To us, it was what we thought it was...as individuals! Amazing. I kept being confused because what people were saying just didn't make sense in "my" little discussion. I guess it's a good time to laugh at myself. Bev P.
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Domina.Natasha < domina.nata...@north-haven.k12.ct.us> wrote: > > I feel pretty uncertain about it--especially after reading other people's > posts, but how I've thought about those terms in the past are: > yes to the first part of what you said--that themes tend to be short > phrases > I think of author's message as our interpretations of that word/phrase, but > our interpretation of what seems to be a central focus of the book, that we > think most people would agree on that interpretation. > Hmm. I'm rethinking that idea the longer I sit here. Maybe I would agree > with you. I'm going to have to let those ideas percolate in my brain for a > while. > Thanks! > Natasha > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 19 > Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:23:06 EST > From: kuko...@aol.com > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Theme vs. author's message > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Message-ID: <c27.6f49fc9f.382a2...@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > So are you saying themes are like one or two word phrases and author's > messages are our interpretations of that word or those phrase as it relates > to > the reader personally? > > > In a message dated 11/9/2009 9:32:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > domina.nata...@north-haven.k12.ct.us writes: > > Not going on any research, just my own opinion-- > I think of theme as more of one word summing up a big idea: "friendship", > "loss", "tolerance". > I think of the author's message as more of a sentence that tells what we > think the author thinks about those big ideas: "We should be friends with > all kinds of people," "Talking about our loss helps us heal." > Maybe (I'm thinking as I write here), themes tell what big ideas are > explored and author's message tells the conclusion we've drawn from > exploring > those big ideas....? > > Natasha > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > -- "There is nothing so unequal as equal treatment of unequals." Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
