🎯 Learning Objective
Students will analyze how a theme develops across a selected short story by explaining how the author introduces, deepens, and refines the theme at three pivotal moments.
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Explore all the materials you need for this lesson:
👉 📌 Padlet (lesson overview, resources, and assignment details):
https://padlet.com/kbediako2/grade-7-ela-analyzing-theme-development-7gqq38hb8c2ijwen
🎧 🔊 Audio Directions (click to listen to step-by-step guidance):
https://www.voki.com/site/pickup?scid=20777385&chsm=b72857b01ab33ed2445f886882c08dc7
👉 📖 “The Scholarship Jacket” – Complete the Activity:
https://commonlit-private-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/teaching_materials/documents/000/007/108/original/The_Scholarship_Jacket-student_facing.pdf
✅ What to do:
📖 Read the short story carefully
✏️ Answer the guided questions
📝 Annotate key moments in the text
🔍 Track how the theme develops throughout the story
💡 Remember: Strong readers think deeply about how ideas grow and change. Use evidence from the text to support your thinking!
Let’s dive in and have a great lesson! 🌟