1. Do these shape the theme? How?
Objective: Understand how the theme of “The fearful unknown” is shaped by specific details in the Student Journal.
Theme is: ______________________________________________________________________________.
How do you figure it out?
You can figure out a theme by:
____________________________________________.
Specific details are:
_______________________________________.
Directions:
Participate in a Read Aloud/Think Aloud/
Cloze of the Student Journal.
2. Count 1 – 4 in your group.
3. Determine whether your excerpt is/isn’t
a specific detail that shapes the theme.
Be prepared to explain why/why not.
a message about life or human nature that the writer wants the reader to understand ?
theme
noticing patterns & what specific details have in common
detail
phrases and sentences in the text
detail
Do these shape the theme? How?
1. “I worry about him, since he’s going to a different school.”
2. “We’re leaving in 3 days.”
3. “I do not want to leave David.”
4. “People up there know me before I even know them!”

2. Objective: Understand how the theme of “The fearful unknown” is shaped by specific details in the Student Journal.
Directions:
Consider the theme, “The fearful unknown,”
and what we’ve read and discussed so far.
2. Draw boxes around 7-10 specific details in the
Student Journal that shape this theme.
3. For the best 3 the specific details, explain in the
margin how they shape this theme.
Exit Ticket:
In the blank space on the back, answer the EQ:
Restate the prompt.
Use your work to support your answer.