Finding Theme With Short Films
DiGiGoods and Printables ELA
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Grade Levels
4th - 7th
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.4.1
CCSSRL.4.2
CCSSRL.4.3
CCSSRL.5.6
CCSSRL.6.2
Formats Included
- PDF
- Google Apps™
- Internet Activities
Pages
30 Including Answers
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Description
SHORT FILMS are the perfect way to teach literary elements! This digital, interactive workshop studies the short film, Joy and Heron and guides students through an analysis of the 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing assignment. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the fun activities.
❤ Literary Elements Covered:
- Theme
- Setting
- Characters
- Prediction
- Plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
- Culminating Writing Task: Summary
❤ Workshop Includes:
- Information slides to teach the literary elements
- Interactive slides for students to analyze and build answers
- Answers and sample responses
- Essential questions about how the literary elements shape each other
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Total Pages
30 Including Answers
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
3 days
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Standards
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CCSSRL.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSSRL.4.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
CCSSRL.4.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
CCSSRL.5.6
Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
CCSSRL.6.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
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