1 / 11

Reading Standard 3.4

Reading Standard 3.4 . Identify and analyze recurring themes across works (e.g., the value of bravery, loyalty, and friendship; the effect of loneliness). Mrs. Lutz 7 th ELA. Learning Objective. I will learn how to identify themes in stories and think about what they mean.

ofira
Download Presentation

Reading Standard 3.4

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Reading Standard 3.4 • Identify and analyze recurring themes across works (e.g., the value of bravery, loyalty, and friendship; the effect of loneliness). • Mrs. Lutz 7th ELA

  2. Learning Objective • I will learn how to identify themes in stories and think about what they mean

  3. Activate Prior Knowledge • Main Idea/ Author’s Purpose. • We already know how to find the main idea in a story or paragraph. Author’s purpose why was it written to entertain, persuade, call to action, inform

  4. Example of Main Idea/Purpose • Example: Christmas is the best time of year. People are singing, eating cookies, visiting family and giving gifts. Main idea :Christmas time is good Author’s Purpose: persuade

  5. Definition • Theme is the central idea, concern or purpose for the writing. • Example 1 Tortoise and the Hare : Never Give up/ boasting • Example 2 Little Red Hen: Hard work pays off/ teamwork Non Example: That the story is about a race or about making bread.

  6. Connection to Learning Objective Newspapers are organized by “Themes” Sports Section, Business, National and Global Recognizing themes helps to organize ideas Learn a moral or lesson from the story • On DBA • On CST • Will need in high school and college

  7. Recurring Themes in Literature • Love • Good vs. Evil • Courage – Doing something even when afraid • Prejudice – Judging someone by how they look • Humility- Not bragging about oneself • Wisdom and Inexperience- With age comes knowledge gained through many life experiences…

  8. Skill Development : Identify Theme • Read passage look for main characters words and actions. • Underline verbs, adjectives

  9. Skill Development: Analyze Theme • Think about WHY character does what he does • Think about WHY character feels the way he does

  10. Guided Practice • Read short story: look for context clues • Read Stage Fright • Read poem: look for main idea (often what is repeated) • Read I Am

  11. Closure: • 1. What did you learn today? • How to identify and analyze themes across works • 2. How can you identify theme? • Look for main idea • 3. How can you analyze a passage? • Think about why/how character feels and • does what he does.

More Related