Name:______________________ Period:_______

Identifying Theme in Picture Books

Directions: Complete steps 1-4 of the identifying themes process in the boxes below with your partner. Use the reference sheet to guide you.

Step 1. Finish a
Common Text: Book Title:________________________________________
After you have
finished reading Book Author:______________________________________
the book list the
title and author.
Step 2. Come up 1.
with a list of at
least 3 topics. 2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Step 3. Pick three 1.

topics to write a
“The author 2.
believes that…”
Sentence about. 3.

Step 4. Remove 1.
“The author
believes that…” 2.
from the
sentence 3.