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Stuart Little Themes & Motifs More options

Activity Overview


Themes, Symbols, and Motifs

In this activity, students will select a theme and support the theme with evidence from the text. One of the themes that is clearly depicted in Stuart Little is acceptance. Stuart is born a mouse into a human family; his family not only accepts him, but embraces him and treats him as one of their own. Students can use a grid format to depict the text evidence that supports a theme of their choice.


Possible themes for Stuart Little:

  • Acceptance
  • Friendship
  • Adventure

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Template and Class Instructions

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Student Instructions

Create a storyboard that identifies recurring themes in Stuart Little. Illustrate instances of each theme and write a short description below each cell.


  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. Identify the theme(s) from Stuart Little you wish to include and replace the "Theme 1" text.
  3. Create an image for an example that represents this theme.
  4. Write a description of each of the examples.

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Lesson Plan Reference

Grade Level 3-4

Difficulty Level 3 (Developing to Mastery)

Type of Assignment Individual

Type of Activity: Themes, Symbols & Motifs

Common Core Standards
  • [ELA-Literacy/RL/4/2] Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

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Themes
Create a storyboard that identifies themes in the story. Illustrate examples of each theme and write a short description below each cell.
Proficient Emerging Beginning
Identify Theme(s)
All themes are correctly identified and described.
Some themes are correctly identified.
No themes are correctly identified.
Examples of Theme(s)
All examples support the identified theme(s).
Most examples fit the identified theme(s).
Most examples do not fit the theme(s).
Illustrate Theme
Images clearly show connection with the theme(s).
Some images help to show the theme.
Images do not help in understanding the theme.


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