Identifying and Developing Theme
Grade 9•45 minutes•RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
Learning Objective
I can analyze the development of a theme in a text, explaining how specific details shape and refine it, and provide an objective summary of the text.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Explain the difference between a topic and a theme, providing an example of each.
2. Describe two methods for identifying a theme in a story or film, according to the video.
3. In the movie *Finding Nemo*, the video suggests that a theme is "through friendship you can overcome your fears and insecurities." Can you suggest an alternative theme for *Finding Nemo*, and explain your reasoning?
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