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Theme Mini Lesson: Notes and Activities

 

Your students have probably been studying theme since 1st grade. By the time they get to middle school, they need to dive a little deeper into this concept. This lesson will review theme and help students further explore this topic.

This Download Includes:

  1. Google Slides Notes: 9 creative and colorful slides that cover theme, 3 steps to identify theme, and how theme relates to plot.

  2. Fill in the Blank Notes: Help your students follow along with the lesson with this template!

  3. Quizizz Practice: Review the notes with an engaging Quizizz review.

  4. Whole Class Activity: Watch a short film and apply the 3 steps in order to identify the theme of the movie.

  5. Instructional Video of the notes to guide students in understanding.

 

Theme Quest Pack

 

Provide your students with the opportunity to practice determining the theme with these 5 quests!

For each quest, students will:

  • Read a short passage and determine the theme.

  • Relate each theme to their life.

  • Write their own short passage that has the same theme.

Download Includes:

  • Link to a Google Slides Download 

  • Link to excerpts 

  • Formatted PDF Versions 

  • Teacher Instructions

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