Lesson 6.3.6

Lesson 6.3.6
Wednesday, March 11th

By Mariah Welker

Identifying Theme

You have learned that authors explore themes, or main messages, in a story.

You can identify themes by asking:

• What challenges has a character faced and learned from?

• What lesson does the author want you to understand by reading?

​Multiple Themes in a Text














Another theme of this book is compassion. What do you think this word means?

​Theme

​When you see that someone is suffering or in pain and you want to do something to ease it, you are feeling compassion.

Draw

Underline in the text where it shows the characters displaying compassion

Multiple Choice

Which of the following themes can also apply to Journey to the Top of the World.

• 
  remaining loyal

• coping with anger

• 
  practicing fairness

• overcoming challenges

Categorize

Options (6)

The Sherpas set up camp.

The climbers are tied together.

The group uses ladders to cross the crevasses.

The group stops so Maya can rest.

Tenji goes back to check on a climber.

Maya continues to climb so she does not delay the group.

Which show examples of the theme of teamwork, and which show examples of the theme of compassion?

Teamwork

Compassion

Multiple Select

Why was it difficult for Tenji to fall asleep on page 38? (Choose 2 answers)

• Tenji was hungry.

• Tenji was listening for avalanches.

• Tenji was worried about his father.

• Tenji was worried that climbers did not like him.

Brain Break!

​Pronouns

are words that take the place of nouns.


Examples: she, he, they, it, them, us, their.



Josua and Noah kept their guitars with them at all times.

Draw

Writing Activity Book page 110

Multiple Choice

Which personal pronoun best replaces the underlined noun in the sentence below?

At the museum, Harold saw a mammoth diorama.

• he

• her

• his

• she

Opinion Writing Project

Today we will begin revising.

1 Gather your materials:

2 Read the feedback I left you.

3 Reread your writing

4 Using the ARMS checklist, revise your writing.

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