The theme of a story is the story's central idea or the message about life that the story presents.
What do you think is the primary theme of The Pearl?
Identify specific details in the text that support your theme and explain how they demonstrate the theme.
Now you are going to look for this same theme in other places. You may choose any one of the following options to demonstrate that you understand the concept of theme.
Find three songs/lyrics that use the same or a similar theme. Write a paragraph explaining how the theme is shown and how it relates to the story. Prepare to share the songs and/or lyrics with the class.
Create a five-panel comic strip that uses this theme. Write a paragraph explaining how the comic appropriately utilizes the theme you chose from the book.
Write a poem or short story with the same theme.
Create a skit with this theme and enlist some friends to act it out for the class. Write a paragraph explaining how your skit's theme is like the one you chose from The Pearl.
Paint a picture with this theme and share it with the class, explaining how your portrayal ties to the central idea of the story. Write a paragraph to turn in.
Create a model of some sort that demonstrates the theme you selected and explain how it relates to the central idea of the story. Write a paragraph to turn in.
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