October 26th Lesson

October 27th Lesson

by Mr. Sowell

• I am learning to write possible themes emerging in the text.

• I can write about emerging themes by using the sentence stem to start. 

• I can offer comments to peers about their writing.

​Entry Task

Answer the following question using the R.A.C.E Method.

​What is a lesson that you are learning from the story so far?

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You must:

1. ​Restate the Question

2. ​Answer the Question

3. ​Cite Textual Evidence

4. ​Explain your Answer

Open Ended

Entry Task:

Answer the following question using the R.A.C.E Method.

What is a lesson that you are learning from the story so far?

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You must:

​Restate the Question

​Answer the Question

​Cite Textual Evidence

​Explain your Answer

Open Ended

Based on what you've just read, what is a lesson we can learn from The Color of my Words?

Show of hands:

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Why do you think I am asking you about lessons characters are learning?

​Volunteer Reader

​Name Date

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​Entry Task: (on Quizzizz)

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Vocabulary

​Theme: The message or lesson the author wants you to take away from the story.

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​Theme is not stated: it is inferred.

​Themes in our favorite movies.

​Pay attention to the video I'm about to show you. You will see that theme is around us everyday, in movies we've seen before.

What do you think the theme is in the story in the video?

Multiple Choice

Based on what we've just learned, what is theme?

• Theme is the lesson that the author is trying to teach that can be applied to veryone

• Theme is what a character wants

• Theme is what the story is about. For example, Ana Rosa likes to write. This is a theme. 

• Theme is an idea that someone has. 

Open Ended

What do you think is a possible theme of The Color of my Words so far? Why do you think this could be a theme? (Cite evidence from the text to support your answer. 

​​Complete the Character Reaction Chart In Google Classroom

Open Ended

An important question when it comes to theme is "What is this story trying to teach me?" 

What might the Color of my Words be trying to teach you? Think about Ana Rosa and the way different people treat her.