K.ELAR.7.A

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

Kindergarten · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017

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Vocabulary
topicsbasic themetext evidencediscussionadult assistance
Skills
  • discuss (topics with adult assistance) #dok2
  • determine (basic theme using text evidence with adult assistance) #dok2
  • use (text evidence to support determination of theme with adult assistance) #dok2
Learning Targets
  • I can talk about topics in a story when an adult helps me. #dok1
  • I can use text evidence to help decide the main message or theme with help. #dok2
  • I can explain how parts of the story show the theme with help from an adult. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Stories have big ideas, called themes, that we can discover by talking about them.
  • We use clues from the story and talk with others to figure out what the story is mostly about.
Essential Questions
  • What is this story mostly about?
  • How can we tell what the big idea or theme of the story is?
  • What clues from the story help us understand the main message?
  • Why is it important to talk about the theme with others?
  • How does talking about the story help us understand it better?