This theme tells us that people’s ideals and feelings influence their decisions.

This theme tells us that where people live matters.

This theme tells us that moving to new places changes the people, land, and culture of the new place, as well as the place that was left.

This theme tells us that we can’t have everything we want and we are forced to make choices and that those choices always incur a cost.

This theme tells us that conflict causes both a positive or negative change.

This theme tells us that the actions of you, others, and large groups affect society through intended and unintended consequences.

This theme tells us that the ways people make, get, and use goods and services may be different from how people in other places make, get, and use goods and services.

In ELA, a _____________ is a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature. We will also see universal themes in social studies.