Common themes

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By the time my friends reach 4th and 5th grade, there are some things that should be non-issues. There are some things I should not have to spend instructional time on. Basics. Thus was born the No Excuses list. Each year, after the first couple of weeks of school, I do a quick intro to the No Excuses list. This is a chart of things that, by the time they get to 4th or 5th grade, a student can reasonably be expected to be responsible for doing. Things like starting sentences with capital…

Common themes in literature, such as love, survival, and heroism, explore deep themes that reflect human experiences, dilemmas, and complexities.

The past couple weeks we have been discussing themes of stories we’ve been reading. This is one of the neatest ways I’ve seen to help students remember what the theme is: THEME = THE MEssage Isn’t that neat? I found it from Angela Bunyi and it really clicks with the students. I also found some […]

Looking for free reading graphic organizers that will help your students think critically and deeply as they read, while meeting the common core reading standards? Grab this free set of reading graphic organizers that include organizers to address: comparing and contrasting, determining the theme, asking questions, summarizing fiction, finding the main idea, and understanding cause and effect. Click to grab this set for free.

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Collage artists are often confronted with questions of copyright and ownership. Can I take and use this image? If I do, when will cease to be someone else’s and become my own? Does such a line even exist? This project deals directly with these questions, employing a common theme –the colour yellow– to alter, and […]

Common themes