The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe The Wizard of Oz

Compare and Contrast Compare – how are they the same? Contrast – how are they different? Activity – have 2 students stand up in the front of the class. Make a list of how they compare and contrast.

Main Idea Main idea – the most important thought of the book or topic Let’s look at some examples of main ideas

Theme Theme – The moral meaning or Lesson of a story. *How is theme different than the main idea?

*See handouts for activity sorting theme vs. main idea

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe We are going to read 2 stories and compare and contrast the main ideas and themes of the 2 books. First we will read “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.” Pay attention to the main idea and the theme. Safari Montage Video Adapted Text

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe What are some main ideas from The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe? What happens in the story? What did the kids find in the closet? Who is the bad character in the book? Who are the good characters in the book? What happens in the end?

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe What are the Themes of the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe? Discuss as a class before the next slide. The next slide will give some ideas of the theme. You can ask more straight forward questions to get to the theme: What lessons did you learn from this book? Were there good guys and bad guys in the book? Who were they? Who won? What did the characters learn in the book?

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Themes to discuss: Good vs. Evil Courage Family Forgiveness Website to explore more themes in depth

The Wizard of Oz This is the second story – “The Wizard of Oz” Adapted Power Point

The Wizard of Oz What are the main ideas of the Wizard of Oz? What happened in the story? What did Dorothy need to do? Who is the bad character? Who are the good characters? What happens in the end?

The Wizard of Oz What are the themes in The Wizard of Oz? Discuss as a class before the next slide. The next slide will give some ideas of the theme. You can ask more straight forward questions to get to the theme: What lessons did you learn from this book? Were there good guys and bad guys in the book? Who were they? Who won? What did the characters learn in the book?

The Wizard of Oz Themes to Discuss Good vs. Evil The home Courage Family Exploration Website to explore more themes in depth

Compare and Contrast How are the main ideas of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” and “The Wizard of Oz” the same? How are they different? Could draw a venn diagram on the board to show how they compare/contrast Ideas: Who is the bad character in The Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe? (witch)  Who is the bad character in The Wizard of Oz? (witch)  Did the good characters or bad characters win in the end? Look at characters, setting, etc.

Compare and Contrast How are the themes from the two books the same? How are the different? Venn diagram to show similarities and differences. Can refer to themes already discussed

Optional Extension Activity Claim 4: Include multimedia and visual information to present ideas. Pick 1 character in The Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe. Create a presentation (poster, PowerPoint, brochure) about that character and their point of view. Present your presentation to the class.  Discuss/ write about differences/ similarities of the points of view of the different characters.