Theme Lesson
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TEGAN GARDNER
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📚 Focus Board
Focus: Theme Analysis
Standard:
ELA.6.R.1.2 – Analyze the development of stated or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text.
Learning Target:
I can identify the theme of a folktale and explain how it develops through characters’ actions and events.
Essential Question:
How do the choices of characters help reveal the theme of a story?
Check for Understanding:
Students will complete a Quizizz assessment to show understanding of theme development.
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Multiple Choice
What is theme?
The theme is the message or moral of the passage.
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Multiple Choice
How do we find theme when reading a passage?
Identify the main idea and recurring topics/ideas.
Identify all the characters and the setting.
4
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of theme?
Cinderella was thoughtful and kind.
Jack risked his life to save Jane.
Don't judge people by outward appearances.
Happiness
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Multiple Choice
Which is an example of theme?
One person can make a difference.
Missy knew she would always be grateful.
The boy was stubborn and did not change.
Sir John became famous for slaying the dragon.
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Multiple Choice
A story's main theme might be difficult to figure out because:
Authors rarely want the reader to figure it out
It has little to do with plot and other story elements
Only complicated, adult stories have themes
It is rarely stated explicitly (directly said)
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Multiple Choice
Which of these shows the theme: "the importance of being prepared"?
The hero spends a great deal of time training to defeat a villain
The hero lives in a society where every part of your life is planned out in advance
The hero fights a villain who can control minds
The hero keeps dreaming about the problems he faces
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Multiple Choice
Last but not least...how do character interactions help us determine theme?
Character interactions help us determine theme by revealing motivations convey underlying messages.
📚 Focus Board
Focus: Theme Analysis
Standard:
ELA.6.R.1.2 – Analyze the development of stated or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text.
Learning Target:
I can identify the theme of a folktale and explain how it develops through characters’ actions and events.
Essential Question:
How do the choices of characters help reveal the theme of a story?
Check for Understanding:
Students will complete a Quizizz assessment to show understanding of theme development.
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