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Teaching Theme Differentiated Unit for Middle School - Main Idea

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Description

Use this complete and easy-to-use unit to teach your Middle School students to determine the theme in a text with ease! Everything you need to teach this concept as well as reteach or enrich it is included in this standards-based unit with BUILT-IN differentiation!

What's included:

TEACH:

✅ A video to use an introduction to the unit

✅ EDITABLE lesson plans

✅ Teacher script for each day

✅ Vocabulary Worksheets for these words: inference, drawn, theme, central idea, cite, evidence, objective, summary, text, textual analysis, determine, explicitly, several, and development.

✅ Word Wall Cards to match the vocabulary worksheets

✅ Dominoes game to practice the words

✅ Pixanotes® (interactive guided notes) that teach 4 steps to determine theme presented in 4 versions each with a different level of scaffolding. (differentiated content)

➡️ You can see how to use Pixanotes with a FREE video by clicking here!

✅ Theme PowerPoint to match the notes with an original text and that shows students how to find the theme and supporting details in 4 easy steps!

✅ Theme video to use instead of the PowerPoint

✅ Processing Menu for students to practice the skills with 2 choices so you can differentiate the processing of the content.

✅ A Quiz

✅ Answer keys

RETEACH:

✅ Enhancement Menu for students who scored less than 80% on the quiz and need more practice. (differentiated products)

✅ A video to use for reteaching which can be placed on any school password-protected learning management system like Google Classroom or Canvas.

ENRICH:

✅ Enrichment Menu for students who scored 80% or better (differentiated products)

Your students will love the variety of activities and you will love that all the work is done - you just have to make the copies and teach!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The ADHD English Class said, "This resource was one of the best ways I've ever seen to teach how to deduce theme. Not only did my neurotypical kids get it, but it really assisted my neurodivergent kids, especially those on the autism spectrum. I was pleased and I will be using it again."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Julie P. said, "Wonderful unit! My students were very engaged and learned to recognize the theme of a passage much more easily than I expected."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heather G. said, "This resource is definitely one of the best I have had the chance to find! My daughter was able to pick it up quickly and comprehend a lot of the concepts. Thank you immensely for this resource!"

Supports Common Core Standards:

CCSS.CCRA.R.2

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

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There are EIGHT complete units like this one for the first 8 Reading Anchor Standards:

1. Citing Evidence

2. Theme and Central Idea

3. Character Development and Using Inferences to Track the Development of Ideas

4. Interpret Words and Phrases - Poetry

5. Text Structure

6. Point of View

7. Diverse Media (audio components of texts included!)

8. Analyzing Arguments

Get them all in this one money-saving bundle: Reading Standards Curriculum Whole Year PRINTABLE Bundle Fiction and Nonfiction

There's a digital version too: Reading Standards Curriculum Whole Year DIGITAL Bundle Fiction and Nonfiction

OR get all the printable and all the digital resources in one Ultimate Bundle:

Reading Standards Curriculum Printable and Digital BUNDLE | Middle School

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30 pages in the unit, 1 PowerPoint, 2 videos, lesson plans
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
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.
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

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