Monday, September 17, 2012
Memoir Theme Topics
I'd like you to start thinking about your memoir's theme(s)...but first, consider the single-word topic(s) that would best capture the message(s) of your book. To help you, feel free to refer to the topics listed on your Finding a Theme handout in your binder. Please make sure to include your memoir's title in your response.
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Title: It's Kind of a Funny Story
ReplyDeleteTopic: Depression
Single Word Topics: Depression/Life/Finding Meaning/Growing Up
From, Lindy! :)
why did you choose these words?
DeleteReason For Choosing Topic: The kid in the book is depressed and he becomes un-depressed by discovering meaning in life and growing up a little.
DeleteThat book is so amazing. The ending really makes you look differently at life.
DeleteNobody give it away!
DeleteHow do the characters grow up?
DeleteThey grow up by learning that everybody has problems and that some people just hide better!
DeleteBravery, Prove Himself, Courage
ReplyDeleteFacing The Lion by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton
why did you choose these words?
DeleteBecause he wants to prove his bravery by killing a lion, and he wants to seem courageous to his tribe.
DeleteMy book is called The Watsons Go to Birmingham. It is about a family who lives in freezing cold flint Michigan, and they decide to take a road trip to Birmingham Alabama.Some words that would be good for a theme would be family, because through thick in thin this family has each others back.
ReplyDeleteI read that book!!! :) I liked it!
Deletehow large is this familia?
DeleteThere are three kids and two parents
Deletewhy do they take a road trip?
Deletebecause they are taking one of the sibling to live with there grandma
DeleteGrief Girl
ReplyDeleteA girl, her sister, and baby brother must cope with the death of their parents and dealing with obnoxious family members.
I chose it because Katherine recommended it.
A good one word topic for Grief Girl is recovery.
Why is recovery a good word?
DeleteBecause what's left of the family needs to recover from the violent deaths of their parents.
Deletewhy are they obnoxious??
DeleteBecause they have all the parents money and won't give it to the girls.
DeleteThe theme for The Watsons is family. I am not finished but through the book they are always showing what a strong wacky family they are.
ReplyDeleteA good topic for my book is peer pressure, because Craig has a lot of pressure from the Pre-Professional High School, and that is what started his depression. At first he was studying all the time and he thought that he could handle the four hours of homework every night, but then he was just sitting on his bed every night not doing his homework and just stressing about it and feeling terrible about himself.
ReplyDeleteHey, that's my book that I commented on!
DeleteTitle, Guts. Topic courage, because in all of Garys story it takes courage to do what he dose.
ReplyDeleteWhoah there Mr. Byrd, what does Gary do?
Deletegets attacked by moose's and flys planes and was in the war! thats what Gary dose
DeleteIn my book, With Their Eyes, the topic is coming back from tragedy, and the sense of community that comes with the recovery. I chose this because all the monologues in the play show the community and recovery. People helping at the Red Cross, helping each other, and grieving for everyone's loss. These are all examples of people helping each other to recover.
ReplyDeleterecovery,community,pulling together to help everyone around ground zero.
ReplyDeleteWhat book? Why these words?
Deletewhy did you choose recovery?
Deletewith their eyes, recovery because the people in new york have to recover physically and emotionally from what happened on September 11.
DeleteFamily, Differences
ReplyDeleteThe Watsons
how do these words connect with your book?
Deletewhy do they have differences?
DeleteIn the 60s there were all the racial movements and even though people call them "The weird Watsons" they stand up for each other and stick together
DeleteSounds inspiring
Deletewhy are they wierd????
DeleteThey were standing around the car when it was below zero out crying
DeleteOooh, fancy.
DeleteFor With their Eyes, the students at Stuyvesant High School were witnesses to the 9/ll attacks right next to the World Trade Center.The students and faculty cope with fear, loss, destruction, discovery, and hope. After the attacks, I feel like it brings them more close together as a school
ReplyDeletewith their eyes
ReplyDeletetopic:recovering
they are talking about how they are recovering from 9/11.
which Hannah is which?
DeleteIn the book, facing the lion the topic is courage because they have to protect the cows from lions.
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ReplyDeleteA good topic for With There Eyes is recovery.I say this because it is about what some kids in the high school say on that day. What they remember and what they did on September 11, 2001
ReplyDeleteThat book is really really inspiring!
DeleteI'm reading The Coalwood Way and I think the theme topic could be achieving dreams because that's what the BCMA was about.
ReplyDeleteA theme for Maus is survival because he's battling it out with the masters of evil, the nazis.
ReplyDeleteare the nazis the masters of evil?
DeleteA think a theme for "Boy, Tales of a childhood" is family. His family, dad, grandpa, sister and daughter had all died. His family was very affected by this, but Roald tried to stay strong.
ReplyDeleteHow did he stay strong, emster?
Deletehow did they die?
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ReplyDeleteA topic for Three little words is probably Stay strong.It would be this because Ashley has to stay strong and not beome bad, even though she is put through many abusive foster homes
ReplyDeletewhy is she put through abusive foster homes? why not nice ones?
DeleteA theme for Maus 2 is determenation because he keeps pushing his wife and himself to survive the Holocaust. He works extra hours for the Germans makes friendships and gives food to his wife
ReplyDeletewhy does he work extra hours Mr. Lambert?
Deletetitle: Marley and Me
ReplyDeletei think that the theme of this book is definitely family. Marley has so far effected John's and Jenny's life by just as the amount of food he has eaten is one day.
How did Marley effect their lives.
DeleteMarley and Me
ReplyDeleteOne Word Themes: Determination Family Love...
why is there love so strong?
DeleteHow much did marley change their lives?
DeleteKatie: Because John and Jenny love each other unconditionally!! and they love their family a lot!
DeleteMackie: Because Marley is more like a wild child than a calm, quiet dog that they thought they would get. He also tears up the house when he's scared and John and Jenny aren't home!!
who is marly, olive?????????!!!!11
DeleteMarley is their yellow lab, Stewie!!!!!
DeleteBoy
ReplyDeleteBraveness
He was sent to boarding to school when he was 9!
Why was he sent to the boarding school?
DeleteGrief Girl's topic is differences,because of the parents being gone.
ReplyDeleteWhy are the parents gone??!!!
DeleteA theme for Three little words is hope because Ashley never loses hope that her mom will come to get her. She probably will never come though.
ReplyDeleteWhy will she not come back?
DeleteA theme for Maus 2 is being a survivor and living through difficult times
ReplyDeleteIn My Hands:
ReplyDeleteCourage, because Irene is hiding 14 Jews in a Nazi generals basement (risking her own life).
If you were in that situation would you act like Irene
DeleteI would try to help as many people as possible, because killing innocent people is just horrible.
DeleteMy Life in Dogs Years
ReplyDeleteCaring/loving because he always takes in dogs
Is he a dog hoarder?
ReplyDeleteTitle - Maus I and II
ReplyDeleteTheme? - Life is Priceless?
Survival?