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This Growing Themes lesson plan also includes:
- Growing Themes (.html)
- Lesson Slides (.pptx)
- The Outsiders Passages - English (.pdf)
- The Outsiders Passages - English (.docx)
- The Outsiders Passages - Spanish (.pdf)
- The Outsiders Passages - Spanish (.docx)
- Theme Flowers Blank Petals - English (.pdf)
- Theme Flowers Blank Petals - English (.docx)
- Theme Flowers Blank Petals - Spanish (.pdf)
- Theme Flowers Blank Petals - Spanish (.docx)
- Theme Flowers Master Document (.pdf)
- Theme Flowers Master Document (.docx)
- Theme Set Room Labels - English (.pdf)
- Theme Set Room Labels - English (.docx)
- Theme Set Room Labels - Spanish (.pdf)
- Theme Set Room Labels - Spanish (.docx)
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The theme of a work is not a single word! Rather it is a statement that reflects what a writer believes or wants readers to understand about a topic or subject. Here's a short, but powerful lesson that utilizes passages from The Outsiders and a Newsela article to teach readers how to recognize the theme statement of a text.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Use the lesson to introduce the study of themes
- Create a free account on Newsela for class members to access for the activity
Classroom Considerations
- Requires copies of multiple documents
Pros
- The lesson underscores the difference between a topic or subject word and a theme statement
Cons
- None