Circle 7 should include the definition of "theme."
Next, identify what you feel is the most important theme of the book and explain the role it played in the novel.
(Possible theme topics could be: leadership, bullying, fear or friendship." (6-Evaluation)
If you are having trouble finding a theme, start with a quote from the book that stands out. We can often find the author's message about a topic inside a quote. We ask ourselves, "what is the subject of this quote?" then we ask ourselves, "what lesson is the author trying to teach us about that subject?"
Next, identify what you feel is the most important theme of the book and explain the role it played in the novel.
(Possible theme topics could be: leadership, bullying, fear or friendship." (6-Evaluation)
If you are having trouble finding a theme, start with a quote from the book that stands out. We can often find the author's message about a topic inside a quote. We ask ourselves, "what is the subject of this quote?" then we ask ourselves, "what lesson is the author trying to teach us about that subject?"
The school was dangerous now. Scared people did scary things, sometimes, even kids. Sam knew that from personal experience. Fear could be dangerous. Fear could get people hurt. And there was nothing but fear running crazy through the school. Sam's thoughts ~ page 11
People were not getting this. How could they not see that they had to do something, not just stand around? ~ Sam's thoughts- page 36
"They're all scared, like us," Astrid said. "There's no one in charge, no one telling people what to do. They sense you're a leader, Sam. They look to you." ~ page 49
Sam could feel Astrid and Quin watching, waiting for him to deny what Howard was saying. But what was the point? Sam had felt the expectations of so many kids in the plaza, kids waiting for him to step up, like Howard said. And all he had wanted to do was run away. He had jumped at the chance to go off with Astrid. ~ page 98
Lana was healed.
But she was weak. Hungry. Thirsty.
The thirst was the worst thing. She wasn't sure she could stand it.
But she had been through hell and survived. And hat gave her some reason for hope. ~ pate 161
"Caine had been welcomed at first. People wanted to know that someone was in charge. People wanted there to be answers. People wanted rules." ~ page 171
"Other people are going to be jealous and they're going to get scared and, anyway, they're all weirded out, so they are going to be looking for someone to blame. In Spanish, we say cabeza de turco. It means someone you blame for all your problems... A scapegoat." ~ Edilio, page 183
"This can't just be something that happened," he said. "You hear me? We let this go, where does it stop? People can't be beating each other up so bad, they die." ~Edilio page 192
"That night when I first used the power? When I hurt my stepfather? How do you think I felt?" asked Sam.
"Sad. Regretful." Astrid looked at his face... "Scared, probably."
"Yeah. All that. And one more thing." He held up his hand and inches from her nose squeezed his fingers into a fist. "I felt a rush, Astrid. I thought, oh my God, look at the power I have. Look what I can do. A huge, crazy rush."
"Power corrupts," Astrid said softly. ~ Sam and Astrid, page 193
What had Albert worried was something entirely different: No one was working. No one but Mary and Dahra and occasionally Edilio...They were like rats living in an abandoned house: they ate what they found, messed wherever they liked, and left things dirtier and more rundown than they found them.
It couldn't last. Everyone was just killing time. But if all they did was kill time, time would end up killing them. Albert believed that. Knew that. But he couldn't explain it to anyone and make them listen. ~Albert, page 196
"Yeah. You always have been scared of the dark."
After a while Sam said, "I didn't think you knew that."
"It's no big thing. Everybody's scared of something," Quinn said softly.
"What are you scared of?"
"Me?" Quinn paused, holding his few sticks of firewood, and considered. "I guess I'm scared of being a nothing. A great big...nothing." ~Page 317