Disney movies seem to have a pretty constant structure to them good guys, bad guys, humor, best buddies, danger, love, secrecy, and I could go on. So we look at some Disney movies in class and discuss what themes are repeated in several of the movies. We then discuss how Disney portrays each theme. For instance friendship is a pretty constant theme in Disney movies. We get into some great discussions.
Inspiration is the tool they use to show their work by creating a flowchart.
They are instructed to make sure their links are correct and to make sure that their evidence is matched to the correct theme. Sometimes students find that their evidence for one theme overlaps to another theme. Inspiration helps them make that connection. Students are encouraged to use graphics and explore the many options in Inspiration offers. In fact, I use this project when I teach them to use this software.