Identifying Theme Activity
Theme-finding cloud cards guide students through questions about characters, feelings, lessons and changes in a poem, play or story they choose, then have them discuss the theme with a partner who read the same piece.
- Grades
- Grades 3–5, Elementary
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- ELA, Reading
- Topic
- Compare and Contrast, Independent and Guided Reading
- Resource types
- Literacy Readers, Teacher Tools
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
This activity is great for helping students determine the theme of a story, drama, or poem. It can be applied to their own life, which makes it relatable and encourages them to find the theme in other pieces of literature.
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In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Determine the theme of a story, drama or poem from details in the text
- Use answers about characters, changes and lessons to support a stated theme
Teaching tips
- Pair students who read the same text before they start, since the final step is a partner discussion of their findings.
Skills covered
- Using text details — students answer guiding questions with details from their chosen piece
- Discussing interpretation — partners compare the themes they identified
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Theme
- Author's purpose
- Character change
- Lesson learned
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