1 Theme: According to Baldick, a theme may be defined as âa salient abstract idea that emerges from a literary workâs treatment of its subject-matter; or a topic recurring in a number or literary worksâ (Baldick 258). 2  Themes in literature tend to differ depending on author, time period, genre, style, purpose, etc.
Active Learning. Active learning is any activity that allows students to engage the course materials during instruction so that the teacher and the student can ascertain the students' mastery of the materials and adjust the instruction to facilitate further learning.
Passive vs. Active Learning. comparison of amount learned. Passive. Active. The Student. students are assumed to enter the course with minds like empty vessels or sponges to be filled with knowledge (TPE p.424)*. traditional class: lecturing instructor verbalizing information to passive note-taking students.