• Recall that theme subjects are words and phrases that identify an idea woven throughout a work, while thematic statements are sentences that explain what the work teaches about the theme subjects.

• For example, a story such as "The Moustache" includes theme subjects about kindness, growing up, and forgiveness. You may be drawn to the theme subject of kindness and develop the thematic statement, "Kindness is accepting someone for who they are."

Theme Review

Theme subjects:

• Courage: The men, including Bernie Webber, have to face their fears and attempt a risky sea rescue.

• Teamwork: The crews of all the boats need to communicate and work together in order to survive.

• Hope: Without hope, the crews of the tankers would give up, and the Coast Guard crews would assume no men could survive the harsh conditions on broken boats.

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Examples from "The Finest Hours"

• Choose the Lit Circle job that you are going to complete today

• Read the pages for today from your Reading Schedule on page 90 of your ELA Notebook

• While you read, make sure you are annotating either in your book or on the notes pages in your ELA Notebook

• After you read and complete your job, head to the padlet to share

Time to Read!