Theme

Theme

1. 1. Definition and Introduction

   • Purpose and Importance - This portion of the class will be done in a whole group Class discussion. Students will be taking notes and engaging in a variety of teach guided discussion and table work.
   • Introduce the definition of theme
   • Real Life Examples: partner work brainstormingLife Lessons that they are familiar with
   • Class will watch the short video after the introdiction part of the lesson

2. 3. Practice Identifying in Children's Books

   • Identify a topic and ask questions about the topic. Each small group's book will address the topic of Friendship.
   • Purpose: with a small group, read a children's text and determine the theme of the text. This gives students an opportunity to practice the skill with other peers and with a simplified text.
   • After reading the story, students will discuss the possible theme and determine the overall message that the author wanted the reader to learn

3. 2. Identify Key Elements of a story

   • Characters
   • Setting
   • Plot
   • Conflict
   • Resolution
   • Diagram
   • In the second part of this lesson, students will work with thier table groups to complete a plot structure diagram. Together they will fill out the chart and the definition of section of the diagram. Once complete, we will come back together whole group to review

4. 4. Independent Practice

   • Objective: After completing the group work activities, Students will independently read a short story, determine the theme, complete comprehension questions and a plot structure diagram to ensure understanding of story
   • Written assessment of their understanding of the stories theme
   • Independent Reading Text "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury:
     • After reading, students will independently identify the theme

5. 5. Conclusion

   • Exit ticket: At the end of this lesson, students will independently will fill out the exit ticket writing the definition of theme in your own words and 1 example of a theme.
   • Final Summative Assessment: After reading a class novel, write a 5 paragraph essay explain the theme of the their independent reading book using 3 pieces of evidence from the text to support the theme

6. 7th Grade English Language Arts in-person Lesson Plan

Images and files in the map

• Understanding theme | Reading | Khan Academy (Embed)
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• 6 All Summer In A Day By Ray Bradbury (application/pdf)