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This Analyzing the Development of Theme through Pivotal Moments lesson plan also includes:
- “The Stolen Party”
- The Scholarship Jacket
- What Is Theme, and Why Is It Important?
- Notice & Note: Strategies for Close Reading
- Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Homepage
- Theme Based Lit Essay Anchor Chart
- How to Write a Thematic Essay
- Teachers College 6th Grade Writing Units
- Teacher Mentor Essay: “All Summer in a Day”
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Liliana Heker's "The Stolen Party" and Martha Salinas' "The Scholarship Jacket" provide sixth graders with an opportunity to identify key scenes that authors use to develop their themes.
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- The lesson is designed to introduce learners to the practice of literary analysis and to the craft moves writers employ to develop their themes
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