1. Grab your SpringBoard book and your ELA Notebook
Grab your SpringBoard book and your ELA Notebook. Label the next page PANEL DISCUSSION
Discuss this FOCUS QUESTION with your group
How was the theme of “finding light in the darkness” developed in “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”?
ANSWER: (TWO lit elements, such as CHARACTER, PLOT, SETTING, IMAGERY, CONFLICT, DIALOGUE, etc.)
Find a passage (a couple pargraphs) that best demonstrates your elements/the theme

2. Parts of the Panel Discussion
INTRODUCTION
Significant Passage (2 people need to read it; DRAMATIC reading – emphasis, pauses, emotion, etc.)
Engaging Introduction (that makes sense after your reading)
BRIEF summary as context of the story
CLAIM (How was the theme “finding light in the darkness developed in your narrative?)
Lit Elements
Plot, Character, Setting, Imagery, Conflict, Dialogue, etc.
BODY
5) One lit. element
6) Explain (and use text evidence- at least a reference)
7) Other lit. element
8) Explain (and use text evidence – at least a reference)
CONCLUSION
9) This sentence: The elements _________ and __________ help develop the theme “finding light in the darkness.”
10) “From this story, we learn….”

3. “Boy in the Striped Pajamas” Panel Discussion
INTRODUCTION
Significant Passage (2 people need to read it; DRAMATIC reading – emphasis, pauses, emotion, etc.)
Engaging Introduction (that makes sense after your reading)
BRIEF summary as context of the story
CLAIM (How was the theme “finding light in the darkness developed in your narrative?)
BODY
5) Literary element (plot, character, setting, imagery, conflict, dialogue, etc.)
6) Explain (and use text evidence- at least a reference)
Since this is our first panel discussion, you only need one literary element.
CONCLUSION
7) This sentence: The elements _________ and __________ help develop the theme “finding light in the darkness.”
8) “From this story, we learn….”