1. Theme discovery for “Duffy’s Jacket”
Sock puppet show using same theme as “Duffy’s Jacket”
Follow the directions below to complete the activity.
Discuss the theme of “Duffy’s Jacket” with your partner.
Come up with a way to explain this same theme using a puppet show.
Open the app Popplet.
Make a puppet show in which one puppet teaches another a lesson similar to the one Duffy learned.
Save you puppet show on the iPad, or bring it to show me
This task uses:
Popplet
Common Core/NG Standard(s): RL Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/
School: LeBlanc
Grade Level/Subject: 7th Grade English
Task Card Level: Level 2
Special Directions/Considerations:
Activity Evaluation: Students will save their puppet show on the iPad to be checked for understanding. Their puppet show must show their understanding of the theme.
Prerequisites for students: Students must know what a theme is and be able to explain it. Text being used (from the Holt Elements of Literature): “Duffy’s Jacket” by Bruce Coville