In this lesson you will learn to determine the theme of a text by asking what did the author want me to learn Weve just finished reading Whitewashing the Fence Theme Theme ID: 443225
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What does the author want me to learn from reading this story?Slide2
In this lesson you
will learn to determine the theme of a text
by asking “what did the author want me to learn?”Slide3
We’ve just finished reading
“Whitewashing the Fence”
?Slide4
Theme
ThemeSlide5
Theme:
the author’s message or what he/she wants the reader to learn.
Life lesson Not specific to a story
A story can have one, more than one, or none at all..Slide6
What is the theme of “Whitewashing the Fence?
Works is more fun than play?
You should
trick your
friends through actions not words? Work is what you must do, play is what you choose?Slide7
Evidence:
-When Tom has to paint the wall it is work.
-When Ben and his friends want to paint the wall, then it is play.
Theme: Work is what you must do, play is what you choose.Slide8
Let’s Check Our Theme:
Work is what you must do, play is what you choose.
Life lesson Not specific to a story
A story can have one, more than one or none at all..
Theme Test: Slide9
Review the text.
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Ask: What does the author want me to learn?
3Test and record your theme. Slide10
In this lesson you
have learned how to determine the theme of a story
by asking what did the author want me to learn from this story?Slide11
Evidence:
Theme: Actions speak louder than words.Slide12
Let’s Check Our Theme:
Actions speak louder than words.
Theme Test:
Life lesson Not specific to a story A story can have one, more than one or none at all..Slide13
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Review the text.
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Ask: What does the author want me to learn?
3Test and record your theme.Slide14
Group Extension:
Working with your class or your group, go through the three steps to determine the theme or author’s lesson for a short story or novel that you have completed reading.Slide15
Individual Extension:
Use the three steps to determine theme or what the author of your independent reading book wanted his/her reader to learn. Record your work on a sticky note or in your reader’s notebook. Slide16
Quick Quiz: What is one possible theme of “Cinderella”
Write a sticky note with a possible theme and one piece of evidence from your “theme test.”