2. Theme Activity: Read the quotes you have been assigned.
GOAL: Determine a theme or central idea of a text.
10 minutes
Theme Activity:
Read the quotes you have been assigned.
Infer the theme represented by all the quotes.
Choose the best quote to represent the theme.

3. Theme Poster: Create a poster including the following:
GOAL: Determine a theme or central idea of a text.
35 minutes
Theme Poster:
Create a poster including the following:
The theme you inferred and the best quote
Any interesting uses of language and their effect
An explanation of the quote’s meaning
The effect of the quotation on the reader
The impact on the overall work
An image

4. Carousel Discussion: Hang your poster in the hallway.
GOAL: Determine a theme or central idea of a text.
25 minutes
Carousel Discussion:
Hang your poster in the hallway.
Travel with your partner to read each of your classmates’ posters.
On each poster, leave a sticky note with any of the following:
A statement of agreement
A statement of disagreement
A question

5. Debriefing: Return to your own poster.
GOAL: Determine a theme or central idea of a text.
10 minutes
Debriefing:
Return to your own poster.
Read your comments. Be prepared to share with the class the most interesting comment you read and why.

6. Exit Ticket: What did you learn from this activity? 10 minutes
GOAL: Determine a theme or central idea of a text.
10 minutes
Exit Ticket:
What did you learn from this activity?