Activity Overview
In this activity, students will explore a theme for Frindle. One theme clearly depicted in Frindle is "creativity" or the idea that “anything is possible”. A small idea that takes over a town shows that imagination can lead to greatness. Students can use a Storyboard That’s grid layout to depict the evidence that supports the theme of their choice.
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Create a storyboard that identifies a theme in Frindle. Illustrate examples and write a short description below each cell.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Identify a theme from Frindle.
- Create an image for an example that represents this theme.
- Write a description of each of the examples.
Lesson Plan Reference
- [ELA-Literacy/RL/4/2] Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| 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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