Theme Lesson

​📚 Focus Board

Focus: Theme Analysis

Standard:
ELA.6.R.1.2 – Analyze the development of stated or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text.

Learning Target:
I can identify the theme of a folktale and explain how it develops through characters’ actions and events.

Essential Question:
How do the choices of characters help reveal the theme of a story?

Check for Understanding:
Students will complete a Quizizz assessment to show understanding of theme development.

Multiple Choice

What is theme?

• The theme is the title of a work.
• The theme is the author's biography.
• The theme is the genre of the work.
• The theme is the message or moral of the passage.

Multiple Choice

How do we find theme when reading a passage?

• Identify the main idea and recurring topics/ideas.

• Identify all the characters and the setting.

• Count the number of paragraphs in the text.
• Look for the longest sentence in the passage.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of theme?

• Cinderella was thoughtful and kind.

• Jack risked his life to save Jane.

• Don't judge people by outward appearances.

• Happiness

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of theme?

• One person can make a difference.

• Missy knew she would always be grateful.

• The boy was stubborn and did not change.

• Sir John became famous for slaying the dragon.

Multiple Choice

A story's main theme might be difficult to figure out because:

• Authors rarely want the reader to figure it out

• It has little to do with plot and other story elements

• Only complicated, adult stories have themes

• It is rarely stated explicitly (directly said)

Multiple Choice

Which of these shows the theme: "the importance of being prepared"?

• The hero spends a great deal of time training to defeat a villain

• The hero lives in a society where every part of your life is planned out in advance

• The hero fights a villain who can control minds

• The hero keeps dreaming about the problems he faces

Multiple Choice

Last but not least...how do character interactions help us determine theme?

• Character interactions only serve to entertain the audience.
• Character interactions have no impact on the overall message of the story.
• Character interactions are solely for developing plot twists.
• Character interactions help us determine theme by revealing motivations convey underlying messages.