Essential Question(s):
-What is a story’s theme?
-How can a reader determine the theme of a literary text?
-What textual evidence does the author use to convey the theme? -How do the character’s actions or thoughts contribute to the development of the theme?
-What specific sentences, chapters, or scenes are evidence of the text’s theme, setting, or plot?
-How does the character respond or change as the story unfolds?
- What events from the story shape the character’s development?
- How can the reader determine the character traits and/or personality? -How can the reader define the character?
-How can students accurately develop a narrative that utilizes the appropriate techniques?
Wonders’ Essential Questions:
-How do people meet environmental challenges?
-How do people meet personal challenges?
-When are decisions hard to make? -How do people uncover what they have in common?
-How can we take responsibility?
-What is a story’s theme?
-How can a reader determine the theme of a literary text?
-What textual evidence does the author use to convey the theme? -How do the character’s actions or thoughts contribute to the development of the theme?
-What specific sentences, chapters, or scenes are evidence of the text’s theme, setting, or plot?
-How does the character respond or change as the story unfolds?
- What events from the story shape the character’s development?
- How can the reader determine the character traits and/or personality? -How can the reader define the character?
-How can students accurately develop a narrative that utilizes the appropriate techniques?
Wonders’ Essential Questions:
-How do people meet environmental challenges?
-How do people meet personal challenges?
-When are decisions hard to make? -How do people uncover what they have in common?
-How can we take responsibility?