THEME

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1. Ask students to write down their definition for plot vs. theme
 * Lesson 2: Plot vs. Theme (Claire)**
 * //Target: Plot vs. Theme//**
 * 1) 1. Show you tube video of Tortoise and the Hare
 * Have students write down important events
 * 1) 2. Discuss difference between plot vs. theme **(Classroom teacher)**
 * Plot is events in the story
 * Theme: Underlying ideas, moral, and lessons that give the story its depth and meaning
 * 1) 3. Write the theme based on evidence in the text
 * 2) 4. Share a few themes to see it is an individual statement based on their evidence.

As you watch the movie, write down the events as they occur on the story hill.

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 * Modeling of Theme with THE WHITE DRESS ([[file:inference sheet.dotx]])**
 * Look over the The White Dress story hill (on charts in classroom)
 * Determine the theme for The White Dress
 * Highlight the evidence on the charts.
 * NEXT, you will practice.
 * Review the short story you selected.
 * =Complete the inference sheet for your story.=