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This Discussing and Identifying Themes: What Makes a Good Children’s Book? lesson plan also includes:
Working in small groups, scholars look closely at a children's book to evaluate narrative techniques. Next, they complete a Children's Book Scavenger Hunt worksheet to analyze the literary elements of their selected stories.
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Instructional Ideas
- List popular children's stories or movies and ask learners to identify their themes
Classroom Considerations
- Lesson two from the 12-part Grade 7 ELA Module 3, Unit 3 series
- Order matters
- Requires 10–15 children's books, ideally one book for every two students
Pros
- Offers strategies for lesson differentiation
- Includes sentence stems to encourage productive small-group discussions
Cons
- None