Universal Themes

So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Power? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.

What are examples of unseen Power? And can invisible power be more powerful than visible power?

Can you think of times when power is unseen, but we can clearly see its effects?

Power may seem loud and fast, but it can also be slow and quiet.

Your students will investigate statements like: Power leads to change, Power comes in many forms, Power can be used or abused.

So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Change? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.

Can you think of a time in your life when “Change lead to more change?”

So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Systems? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.

Students will explore how systems are often made up of smaller systems (and are usually a part of a larger system, too).

Introduce Order by exploring “written” vs “unwritten” rules.

Sometimes we want order, but sometimes we need chaos!

Chaos can contain order. Order can contain chaos! Is chaos ever truly random?

When is order natural and when is it designed by people?

Sometimes outside forces turn order into chaos. But sometimes chaos comes from within.

So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Conflict? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.

Students explore this generation about how problems lead to new rules, and new rules lead to new problems.