Fill a Theme Organizer Online

Box by box: what goes where

Move from a broad topic to a theme statement, then prove that statement with specific story details. Here is what each part of this organizer expects.

• Story / Text

  What are you reading?

• Topic

  Name the broad topic in one or two words: friendship, courage, belonging, power…

• Detail / Event 1

  What event or choice reveals something about the topic?

• Detail / Event 2

  What second detail strengthens or complicates the idea?

• Theme Statement

  Write a complete idea about the topic—not a single word and not a plot summary.

• How the Details Show the Theme

  Explain the connection between the evidence and your theme statement.

Fill it in, then print or save

1. Type your answers into the boxes above.
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Prefer paper, or want to see an example?

The Theme Graphic Organizer Printable page has the blank PDF in US Letter and A4, a completed example you can compare with your own page, and teaching notes for using it with students.