Teaching theme middle school

By Presto Plans Understanding and identifying theme is a higher-order skill that often leaves many students scratching their heads. In fact, many teachers are struggling along side their students trying to find ways help them understand this challenging concept. It is no easy task to get students to make text connections and think inferentially, but hopefully these tips, examples, and resources will help you along the way. Don’t Jump In Too Early One mistake that many teachers make is…

An Upper Elementary Collaborative blog written by 13 teachers. Includes teaching ideas and resources for grades 3, 4, and 5.

Theme is such an important concept when teaching reading. Students are asked to determine the theme of a text over and over again. However, many students struggle with how to identify the theme. That's why I'm sharing some of my favorite ways to teach theme. You'll find theme lesson ideas, theme activities, and theme passage suggestions to help your students finally figure out how to find theme!

This is my 14th year of teaching. Twelve of those years have been spent teaching 6th and 7th graders. And that means that for twelve years, I've been trying to get middle schoolers to wrap

Understanding the theme of a story can be challenging. Like all human beings, students want to take the easy way out. They read a difficult text and they want “the answer” to magically pop into their heads, without doing any mental stretching to get there. They think that we English teachers will look at any […]

My most popular post is teaching about Main Idea vs. Theme together. It has changed how students think about main idea and theme statements.

Here are ideas for 12 different middle school classroom décor themes that are fun but age-appropriate!

These best 5 videos for teaching theme will be great additions to your ELA lesson plans for middle school or high school. Theme is a literary element students need practice with, so click to view these helpful visual aids for learning. #teachingtheme #middleschoolela #secondaryela #elalessonvideos

Explicit instruction on concepts like central and idea and theme and a blueprint for analyzing texts help educators reach all learners.

Explore engaging ways to teach theme in secondary ELA classes. From analyzing characters to decoding symbolism, empower your students to uncover the deeper meanings in literature! Teaching Theme | Theme Teaching Activities | How to Teach Theme | Literary Analysis | Middle School Literature | High School Literature | Lessons for Teaching Theme