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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Beauty & Happiness: How Can We Achieve Happiness?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How can we achieve happiness?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: America: What Makes America Unique?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question. "What makes America unique?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: America: How Has America Changed Over Time?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How has America changed over time? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Themed Booklists

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of themed book lists tailored for children up to twelve years old.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Picture Book Writing Lesson: Same Theme/different Story Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
After enjoying the picture book Six-Dinner Sid by Inga Moore, students will work in small groups to generate possible themes that the book is trying to teach its readers. Themes will be shared in whole-group, and a class list of the best...
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Lesson Plan
Other

The Literary Link: Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White

For Teachers 5th - 8th
This is a teacher's guide to the novel Belle Prather's Boy which includes teaching ideas and related themes. In this vivid coming-of-age story, two cousins develop a real friendship while discovering the truths about their families and...
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Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span American Writers: The Great Gatsby

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief summary of "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Does not include an on-line text of the work, but does provide links to informational websites.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Theme

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a general description of theme, complete with a couple of examples.
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Graphic
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Customizable Graphic Organizers

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a series of graphic organizers for reading students. Forms are provided for plot, character analysis, reading logs, and reading responses.
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Activity
DLTK

Kidzone: Math Worksheets

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site provides printable worksheets for basic math operations. Organized by grade level, concept & theme.
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Article
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Animal Farm Themes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists and discusses the themes in Animal Farm by George Orwell. These include power through leadership and corruption, control over intellectually inferior, pride, lies and deceit, and more.