Standard:
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.
E.Q: Identify and analyze central ideas to determine the theme.
Starter:
Watch and listen to I Can Go the Distance.
Connect this song to the ideas in Beowulf.
Vocabulary:
Word: Theme
Part of Speech: Noun
Dictionary definition: the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic
Your Definition:
Activity: Identify a theme from your favorite book.
Activity:
1. Finishing Graphic Organizer
Main Topic
Book One
Branches
Summary
(3-5 sentences)
Topic (3)
(Written as a point sentence)
Main Idea (1)
(Quote to support idea)
Theme
(Quote and Elaboration)
(Quote and Elaboration)
2. Beowulf Graphic Novel
In groups of 2-3 people read through Book Two of Beowulf.
Pay attention to the images and how they tell a story.
3. One Pager
Individually, create a neat and colorful one pager.
Include:
Short objective summary.
Identification of a main idea.
A quote to support this main idea.
Explanation of quote.
An image to support ideas.
THREE adjectives to describe the mood.
Potential theme and explanation.
Closure:
How does the graphic novel compare to the traditional poem?
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