Using+Word+Clouds+to+Teach+Theme


 * ==One of the most difficult literary elements for students to grasp.==
 * ==Understanding theme requires the ability to infer meaning and to draw conclusions from the text.==
 * ==We have adapted [|Jen Wagner's Guess the Wordle] device to develop students' ability to generalize a theme from the text.==
 * ===Develops critical and creative thinking.===
 * ===Requires knowledge of vocabulary.===
 * ===Must make inferences and draw conclusions from the words present in the Wordle.===
 * ==Students may [[image:Gettysburg_Address.jpg width="800" height="515"]]type text into the Wordle application and create their own Wordles to help them derive a theme from a particular passage or may create Wordles for their friends using important words from the text.==
 * Can be particularly useful in deriving meaning from poetry.
 * ==Examples:==