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Reading Class- THEME

Ms. McDonald

HomebyGwendolynBrooks

LiteraryElement:Theme

Athemeisthemessageyoucantakefromthestory.
Astorymayhavemorethanonetheme,butonemessagewillprobablybethe
strongest.
Sometimesathemeissuggestedbythewords,thoughtsandactionsofcharacters.

BuildingPriorUnderstanding:
Whenyouhearthewordhome,whatactivitiesandpeopledoyouthinkabout?
TheactivitiesIthinkaboutare

ThepeopleIthinkaboutare

Writeastatementthatdescribesthewayyoufeelabouthome.
WhenIthinkabouthome,Ifeel

PurposeforReading:

Reading Class- THEME


Ms. McDonald
AsyoureadHomebyGwendolynBrooks,lookforwhatmakeshomeimportantto
thecharacters.

WhoaretheCharactersintheStory?
1.)
2.)
3.)

Fillinthechartbelowtodeterminewhatthecharactersfeelabouthome
usingevidence.
Character

Quotestalkingabout
Home(incl.page#)

FeelingsaboutHome
Thecharacterfeels
abouthomethat

Reading Class- THEME


Ms. McDonald

Whatishappeninginthestory?
InthestoryHomebyGwendolynBrooks,thecharactersare

Whatdothecharactersfeelabouthome?
Thecharactersfeelabouthomethat

OURTHEMESTATEMENT
Whatdoesthestorytellusabouthome?
Therefore,thestorytellsusthathomeis.

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