1.ELAR.8.A

Discuss topics and determine theme using text evidence with adult assistance.

Grade 1 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017

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Vocabulary
topicsthemetext evidencediscussionadult assistance
Skills
  • discuss (topics in texts) #dok2
  • determine (theme of a text) #dok3
  • use (text evidence to support ideas) #dok2
  • collaborate (with adults during discussion) #dok1
Learning Targets
  • I can identify and discuss the topic of a text with support. #dok1
  • I can use text evidence to talk about what a story is about. #dok2
  • I can participate in discussions about the theme of a story with adult help. #dok2
  • I can determine the theme of a story using details from the text and with adult guidance. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Stories have important topics and themes that we can discover with the help of evidence from the text.
  • Talking about stories with adults helps us find and understand the big ideas, or themes, in what we read.
Essential Questions
  • What is the topic of this story?
  • How do we know what the theme or lesson of a story is?
  • What evidence from the text supports our ideas about the theme?
  • How can discussing with adults help us better understand the theme?
  • Why is it important to use text evidence when talking about the theme of a story?