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5th - 8th Grade Theme Resources

English Language ArtsReadingReading Comprehension

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English Language Arts

5th - 8th Grade

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5th - 8th Grade Theme Resources

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English Language Arts

5th - 8th Grade

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Story Sleuth: Reading Comprehension

Story Sleuth: Reading Comprehension

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Story Sleuth: Reading Comprehension

A central component of reading comprehension is the ability to understand the main idea or theme of a text. In this series, your child will practice basic analysis of a short story or poem.

Story Sleuth: Reading Comprehension

Story Sleuth: Reading Comprehension

Story Sleuth: Reading Comprehension

A central component of reading comprehension is the ability to understand the main idea or theme of a text. In this series, your child will practice basic analysis of a short story or poem.

Analyzing Poetry: "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes

Analyzing Poetry: "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes

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Analyzing Poetry: "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

Analyzing Poetry: "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes

Analyzing Poetry: "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes

Analyzing Poetry: "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

Identify Themes in Literature: Graphic Organizer

Identify Themes in Literature: Graphic Organizer

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Identify Themes in Literature: Graphic Organizer

What does it all mean? In this sixth-grade worksheet, students will practice using text evidence to identify the theme of a story they've read recently.

Identify Themes in Literature: Graphic Organizer

Identify Themes in Literature: Graphic Organizer

Identify Themes in Literature: Graphic Organizer

What does it all mean? In this sixth-grade worksheet, students will practice using text evidence to identify the theme of a story they've read recently.

Novel Study: Wonder: Acts of Kindness

Novel Study: Wonder: Acts of Kindness

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Novel Study: Wonder: Acts of Kindness

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

Novel Study: Wonder: Acts of Kindness

Novel Study: Wonder: Acts of Kindness

Novel Study: Wonder: Acts of Kindness

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

Analyzing Poetry: Impressions

Analyzing Poetry: Impressions

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Analyzing Poetry: Impressions

Introduce readers to the poem “Impressions” by American poet Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson with this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

Analyzing Poetry: Impressions

Analyzing Poetry: Impressions

Analyzing Poetry: Impressions

Introduce readers to the poem “Impressions” by American poet Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson with this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

Panchatantra: The Fish That Were Too Clever

Panchatantra: The Fish That Were Too Clever

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Panchatantra: The Fish That Were Too Clever

Children to identify the theme of a story from the Panchatantra, an ancient collection of Indian animal fables.

Panchatantra: The Fish That Were Too Clever

Panchatantra: The Fish That Were Too Clever

Panchatantra: The Fish That Were Too Clever

Children to identify the theme of a story from the Panchatantra, an ancient collection of Indian animal fables.

Rudyard Kipling: What's the Theme?

Rudyard Kipling: What's the Theme?

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Rudyard Kipling: What's the Theme?

In this exercise, students will work through a series of steps to identify the theme of a classic story.

Rudyard Kipling: What's the Theme?

Rudyard Kipling: What's the Theme?

Rudyard Kipling: What's the Theme?

In this exercise, students will work through a series of steps to identify the theme of a classic story.

Panchatantra: "The Gold-Giving Snake"

Panchatantra: "The Gold-Giving Snake"

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Panchatantra: "The Gold-Giving Snake"

What if you met a snake who could make you rich? Enjoy one of the classic Panchatantra stories, animal fables from India that have a moral lesson.

Panchatantra: "The Gold-Giving Snake"

Panchatantra: "The Gold-Giving Snake"

Panchatantra: "The Gold-Giving Snake"

What if you met a snake who could make you rich? Enjoy one of the classic Panchatantra stories, animal fables from India that have a moral lesson.

Find the Theme Flowchart

Find the Theme Flowchart

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Find the Theme Flowchart

With this easy-to-use flowchart, your students will learn how to find the theme of a fictional story.

Find the Theme Flowchart

Find the Theme Flowchart

Find the Theme Flowchart

With this easy-to-use flowchart, your students will learn how to find the theme of a fictional story.

Literary Response Prompt: Theme

Literary Response Prompt: Theme

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Literary Response Prompt: Theme

This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

Literary Response Prompt: Theme

Literary Response Prompt: Theme

Literary Response Prompt: Theme

This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

Analyzing Poetry: Thanksgiving

Analyzing Poetry: Thanksgiving

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Analyzing Poetry: Thanksgiving

Introduce readers to the inspiring poem “Thanksgiving” by American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox with this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

Analyzing Poetry: Thanksgiving

Analyzing Poetry: Thanksgiving

Analyzing Poetry: Thanksgiving

Introduce readers to the inspiring poem “Thanksgiving” by American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox with this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

Find the Main Idea: Peter Rabbit

Find the Main Idea: Peter Rabbit

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Find the Main Idea: Peter Rabbit

Improve your child's reading skills and introduce her the classic tale of Peter Rabbit with this comprehension page, all about finding the main idea.

Find the Main Idea: Peter Rabbit

Find the Main Idea: Peter Rabbit

Find the Main Idea: Peter Rabbit

Improve your child's reading skills and introduce her the classic tale of Peter Rabbit with this comprehension page, all about finding the main idea.

Book Poster

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Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

Book Poster

Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

Thinking About Themes: Reflection Cards

Thinking About Themes: Reflection Cards

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Thinking About Themes: Reflection Cards

Use this resource to help your students familiarize themselves with the concept of literary themes.

Thinking About Themes: Reflection Cards

Thinking About Themes: Reflection Cards

Thinking About Themes: Reflection Cards

Use this resource to help your students familiarize themselves with the concept of literary themes.

Head to Head Fiction: Themes

Head to Head Fiction: Themes

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Head to Head Fiction: Themes

Use this activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

Head to Head Fiction: Themes

Head to Head Fiction: Themes

Head to Head Fiction: Themes

Use this activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

Glossary: Common Theme Words

Glossary: Common Theme Words

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Glossary: Common Theme Words

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.

Glossary: Common Theme Words

Glossary: Common Theme Words

Glossary: Common Theme Words

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.

Panchatantra: "The Broken Pot"

Panchatantra: "The Broken Pot"

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Panchatantra: "The Broken Pot"

Help your young reader learn to identify themes with the Panchatantra story "The Broken Pot" a classic fable from India that has a moral lesson.

Panchatantra: "The Broken Pot"

Panchatantra: "The Broken Pot"

Panchatantra: "The Broken Pot"

Help your young reader learn to identify themes with the Panchatantra story "The Broken Pot" a classic fable from India that has a moral lesson.

A Visual Glossary of Theme Words

A Visual Glossary of Theme Words

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A Visual Glossary of Theme Words

Use these picture cards to introduce your students to 16 common theme words.

A Visual Glossary of Theme Words

A Visual Glossary of Theme Words

A Visual Glossary of Theme Words

Use these picture cards to introduce your students to 16 common theme words.

Panchatantra: "The Foolish Friend"

Panchatantra: "The Foolish Friend"

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Panchatantra: "The Foolish Friend"

What happens when you have a foolish friend? Introduce your stellar reader to the Panchatantra stories, animal fables with a moral lesson.

Panchatantra: "The Foolish Friend"

Panchatantra: "The Foolish Friend"

Panchatantra: "The Foolish Friend"

What happens when you have a foolish friend? Introduce your stellar reader to the Panchatantra stories, animal fables with a moral lesson.

Vocabulary Cards: Common Theme Words

Vocabulary Cards: Common Theme Words

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Vocabulary Cards: Common Theme Words

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.

Vocabulary Cards: Common Theme Words

Vocabulary Cards: Common Theme Words

Vocabulary Cards: Common Theme Words

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.

Realistic Fiction: One Piece at a Time

Realistic Fiction: One Piece at a Time

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Realistic Fiction: One Piece at a Time

Discover how small acts can create lasting change with this sixth- and seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Realistic Fiction: One Piece at a Time

Realistic Fiction: One Piece at a Time

Realistic Fiction: One Piece at a Time

Discover how small acts can create lasting change with this sixth- and seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Determine the Theme: A Hidden Home

Determine the Theme: A Hidden Home

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Determine the Theme: A Hidden Home

Read, reflect, and uncover the lesson behind the story with this fourth- and fifth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Determine the Theme: A Hidden Home

Determine the Theme: A Hidden Home

Determine the Theme: A Hidden Home

Read, reflect, and uncover the lesson behind the story with this fourth- and fifth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

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