A theme is a central idea, subject, or message in a story. Many stories have more than one important theme. For this activity, students will identify and illustrate two of the themes in The Tiger Rising. Teachers may ask students to identify and illustrate two themes, or identify one theme and illustrate two examples of it.
Rob and his father suffered a great loss when Rob’s mother died. Rob pushed his feelings aside and tried to ignore them until they all came out at once. Sistine grieves her father, who has moved away and is no longer in her life.
When Rob moves to a new town, he doesn’t know anyone and is lonely. He finds the most unexpected friend in Sistine, and realizes how important it is to have a friend in his life.
Rob packed his feelings about his mother’s death away and pretended they didn’t exist. When he released his sorrow and pain, he felt better and had hope for his future.
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Objective: Create a storyboard that identifies recurring themes in The Tiger Rising. Illustrate instances of each theme and write a short description below each cell.
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