Learning Objective: 4L2 What are we going to do? What does determine mean? determine means __________. CFU 1 determine means find Universal means common Vocabulary

What are we doing today? Partner share Today we will determine the_______________ of poems by reviewing their _____________, _________, and ____________

APK Nemo was clown fish who was taken from his home after he did not listen to his father. What lesson do you think Nemo learned?

Theme of poetry is the lesson about life or the world that is created by the poem’s images, sounds, and symbols Concept Development What is theme? _______ CFU Vocabulary The rhymes and the beats of the poem Vocabulary you need to know!

Concept Development CFU Non Example: Topic is the main idea or the gist of the poem. Topics Theme Theme of poetry is the lesson about life or the world that is created by the poem’s images, sounds, and symbols

How did I/you determine the theme? What clues did I use to determine the theme? CFU 1 2 Concept Development Theme of poetry is the lesson about life or the world that is created by the poem’s images, sounds, and symbols

How did I/you determine the theme? What clues did I use to determine the theme? CFU 1 2 Concept Development Theme of poetry is the lesson about life or the world that is created by the poem’s images, sounds, and symbols The lesson we learn through imagery, sound, and symbols of this poem is…. Is this a lesson we can use anywhere in life? yes

Skill Development/Guided Practice What is the theme? What is your evidence? How did I/you determine the theme? What clues did I use to determine the theme? CFU 1 2 The theme is ______________ my evidence from the text is __________________________. Teacher Model Theme Read the text Ask, “How do imagery, sound, and symbol shape the meaning of poem Determine the possible lesson or theme Determine if lesson is a life lesson or universal Steps for determining theme of poetry using imagery, sound and symbols Dust of Snow By Robert FrostRobert Frost The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had rued. Poem had images of a crow and snow from a tree falling A focus on nature Has rhyme ABAB Change of mood No symbols Nature can change our mood. Theme of poetry is the lesson about life or the world that is created by the poem’s images, sounds, and symbols

Skill Development/Guided Practice What is the theme? What is your evidence? How did I/you determine the theme? What clues did I use to determine the theme? CFU 1 2 The theme is ______________ my evidence from the text is __________________________. Teacher Model Theme Read the text Ask, “How do imagery, sound, and symbol shape the meaning of poem Determine the possible lesson or theme Determine if lesson is a life lesson or universal Steps for determining theme of poetry using imagery, sound and symbols Has no rhyme “to the rhythm of the sun beat is repeated” No symbols Remembering ancestors who made a difference in our lives. They Were My People by Grace Nichols They were those who cut cane to the rhythm of the sunbeat They were those who carried cane to the rhythm of the sunbeat They were those who crushed cane to the rhythm of the sunbeat They were women weeding, carrying babies to the rhythm of the sunbeat They were my people, working so hard to the rhythm of the sunbeat - - long ago to the rhythm of the sunbeat Women cutting cane Women carrying and crushing cane Women weeding and carrying babies Women working hard in the field in the sun Theme of poetry is the lesson about life or the world that is created by the poem’s images, sounds, and symbols

Skill Development/Guided Practice What is the theme? What is your evidence? How did I/you determine the theme? What clues did I use to determine the theme? CFU 1 2 The theme is ______________ my evidence from the text is __________________________. Guided Practice Read the text Ask, “How do imagery, sound, and symbol shape the meaning of poem Determine the possible lesson or theme Determine if lesson is a life lesson or universal Steps for determining theme of poetry using imagery, sound and symbols Rhyming pattern is ABCB Key words are dream Broken winged bird symbolizes despair Barren field covered with snow symbolizes despair Never stop dreaming or give up on your dreams because if you do it will lead to despair Broken winged bird Barren/ empty field with snow Dreams By Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. Theme of poetry is the lesson about life or the world that is created by the poem’s images, sounds, and symbols

Skill Development/Guided Practice What is the theme? What is your evidence? How did I/you determine the theme? What clues did I use to determine the theme? CFU 1 2 The theme is ______________ my evidence from the text is __________________________. Guided Practice Read the text Ask, “How do imagery, sound, and symbol shape the meaning of poem Determine the possible lesson or theme Determine if lesson is a life lesson or universal Steps for determining theme of poetry using imagery, sound and symbols Theme of poetry is the lesson about life or the world that is created by the poem’s images, sounds, and symbols 4

©2013 All rights reserved. CCSS 4 th Grade Reading Informational Text 5.3 Describe the cause-and-effect structure of text. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Determining theme will help you connect with the story, drama, or poem you are reading and better understand the author’s purpose 1 Does anyone else have another reason why it is relevant to determine themes? (Pair- Share) Why is it relevant to determine themes? You may give one of my reasons or one of your own. Which reason is more relevant to you? Why? CFU Relevance Theme is the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express

©2013 All rights reserved. CCSS 4 th Grade Reading Informational Text 5.3 Describe the cause-and-effect structure of text. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Skill Closure Word Bank theme determine Theme is the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express Humanity by Elma Stuckey If I am blind and need someone To keep me safe from harm, It matters not the race to me Of the one who takes my arm. If I am saved from drowning As I grasp and grope, I will not stop to see the face Of the one who throws the rope. Or if out on some battlefield I’m falling faint and weak, The one who gently lifts me up May any language speak. We sip the water clear and cool, No matter the hand that gives it. A life that’s lived worthwhile and fine, What matters the one who lives it? Read the text Ask, “How do imagery, sound, and symbol shape the meaning of poem Determine the possible lesson or theme Determine if lesson is a life lesson or universal Steps for determining theme of poetry using imagery, sound and symbols