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The Magi That is the theme!!! The three wise men who delivered gifts to the baby Jesus. “of all who give gifts these two [Della and Jim] were the wisest.” Why were they the wisest? That is the theme!!!

The Gift of the magi Theme Group Project

Theme: The author’s message to the reader What a theme is… A message A moral A lesson What a theme is not… A topic A word Be careful what you wish for. Love

Theme Project With your group, create a one-page poster on which you explain the theme of the story. Requirements… The title of the story A theme or message An explanation of how that theme fits the story with DIRECT CITATIONS from the story. Consider the words, thoughts, and actions of the main characters. Color At least one picture – printed or drawn by a group member BUT THERE’S A CATCH: It needs to be in the form of an Instagram page, a Twitter page, a Facebook page, or Snapchat page.

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Twitter

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“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” J.R.R. Tolkien DUE TODAY