Theme Unit - Common Core Aligned

This unit will help students and teachers take on the ever elusive theme, which is a difficult concept to teach. This unit also delves into students writing constructed responses to text, which is aligned to Common Core Standards. There are more than 65 pages in this unit, which include posters, graphic organizers, half page graphic organizers, and practice questions (spanning multiple common core standards).

Literature Passages:
• The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Aesop fable)
• The Lion and the Mouse (Aesop fable)
• The Tortoise and the Hare (Aesop fable)
• The Princess and the Frog (Fairy Tale)
• Rapunzel (Fairy Tale)
• Marie and the Brilliant Fish (African fable)
• The Helping Hand (Short Story)
• Diamond in the Rough (Short Story)
• the drum by Nikki Giovanni (poem)
• Same Song by Pat Mora (poem)

(5) Theme Posters
(6) Graphic Organizers
(16) Half Page Task cards