5.ELAR.8.A

Infer multiple themes within a text using text evidence.

Grade 5 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017

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Vocabulary
themestext evidencetext
Skills
  • infer (multiple themes within a text) #dok3
  • use (text evidence to support inference) #dok2
Learning Targets
  • I can identify themes in a text. #dok1
  • I can find examples of text evidence. #dok1
  • I can explain what a theme is and how it is shown in a story. #dok2
  • I can support my ideas with examples from the text. #dok2
  • I can infer more than one theme from a text by analyzing characters, events, and conflicts. #dok3
  • I can use text evidence to justify the themes I infer. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Authors convey important messages or themes through the experiences and actions of characters and events in a text.
  • Using text evidence helps readers make thoughtful and accurate inferences about a text's multiple themes.
Essential Questions
  • What is a theme, and how can we find it in a story?
  • How can a text have more than one theme?
  • Why is it important to use evidence from the text when identifying themes?
  • How do characters, events, and conflicts help us understand a text's themes?
  • What strategies can help us infer multiple themes from one text?