
Identifying Theme
9th Grade · ELA · 45 min· Rl4.2
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Learning Objective
I can determine a theme of a text and analyze its development.
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Two crucial thinking steps that can lead us to a deeper meaning of literature are practicing insight and acknowledging complexity.
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Insight is the ability to arrive at an intuitive understanding of a big idea using only small clues to get there.
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To acknowledge complexity in your writing, refrain from making broad generalizations about a text or establishing quick, simple judgements about a character.


