Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

02.03.13 Theme, defined. At last! At least almost.

Theme, I’ve always thought, is one of the most important concepts we (English and reading  teachers, I mean) teach and also one that almost no one can really define.  This should probably suggest that we don’t understand it very well either.  And this is cause for concern. We all talk about theme… but can we define…