In the story of Anansi, what was Anansi trying to do?

Anansi was trying to gather all the wisdom in the world into a clay pot.

What lesson did Anansi learn in the story?

Anansi learned that even if he had all the wisdom, others could still have better ideas, and he apologized for losing his temper.

7th Grade•90 minutes

I can determine a theme of a text and explain how it is revealed through specific details.

A theme is an important idea woven throughout a story, linking a big idea about our world with the action of a text.

Themes are universal, meaning anyone can relate to them, and they answer questions the story is trying to explore.

In the story of Anansi, a theme could be that anyone can have a good idea or that wisdom is inside all of us.

This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. What is the difference between a theme and a summary?

2. According to the video, what makes a theme 'universal'?

3. Which of the following questions can help you uncover the theme of a story?

...and 9 more questions

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