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Finding Story Themes

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Finding Story Themes

Book with magnifying glass finding themes

🎯 Success Criteria - I Can...

I can identify how characters change in a story

I can find the main problem and solution

I can explain what theme means using my own words

🔍 Strategy 1: Character Change

Before and after arrows showing character transformation
1. Look at the pictures. How did the character change from beginning to end?
2. What caused this change?

Learning a lesson

Meeting new friends

Facing a challenge

Other: ________________

3. What theme (life lesson) does this character change show us?

🧩 Strategy 2: Problem & Solution

Problem cloud with solution lightbulb
4. What was the main problem in your story?
5. How was the problem solved?
6. What theme (message) can we learn from how this problem was solved?

Never give up

Friends help each other

Be honest

Be kind to others

Other: ________________

7. Extension Challenge: Draw or write about a time when you learned the same lesson in real life.

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