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Subject

English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)

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The objective of the lesson in this video is for students to understand theme and how it develops throughout a text.

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Teaching Theme Analysis in Layers

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Related Academic Standards

New York State

7R2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; summarize a text. (RI&RL)

8R2 Determine one or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; summarize a text. (RI&RL)

RL.7.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

RL.8.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.