Theme and character in a story

Theme and characters in a story

Standards

ELA, Speech, and Writing

-Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges.
-Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions. (building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.)
-Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.

Multiple Choice

Theme of a story is....

• What the characters are wearing in the story.

• Where the story took place.

• What the story is about.

• The central idea of the story.

what the author is trying to convey (say)— in other words, the central idea of the story.

Theme of a story

Theme

link:
https://youtu.be/48NQZinb9vA?feature=shared

Visual book

Think about what this book is about.
Turn to your partner. (Pair)
Share what you think this book is about.

Think Pair Share

Open Ended

What was the story about?

Think about what is the book about.
Turn to your partner. (Pair)
Share what is the book about.

Think Pair Share

Open Ended

What is the theme of the book?

Think about what is the theme of the book.
Turn to your partner. (Pair)
Share what is the theme of the book.

Think Pair Share

Another example

link: https://youtu.be/QlHprQR7Kmg?feature=shared

Miss Nelson Is Missing!

Think about what this book is about.
Turn to your partner. (Pair)
Share what you think this book is about.

Think Pair Share

Open Ended

What was the story about?

Think about what is the theme of the book.
Turn to your partner. (Pair)
Share what you think is the theme of the book?

Think Pair Share

Open Ended

What is the theme of the book?

Multiple Choice

How did the characters respond to the problem/ situation in the story?

• The students behaved worse when she was gone.

• The students behaved better when she was gone and missed her.

• Miss Nelson went costum shopping.

• The students were happy that Miss Nelson was gone.

link: https://youtu.be/rw9NstM1Q4E?feature=shared​

Visual book

Fill in the Blank

The theme of the story is about_.