UNIVERSAL THEMES
ELEMENTS OF A STORY
ACCOUNTABLE TALKING STEMS
PERSPECTIVES
TOOLS AND STRATEGIES
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This type of theme is found when the author focuses on the growth within a character OR characters throughout a story.
CHANGE
100
Imagery
100
This talking stem can be used when you share the same opinion about an idea with someone.
I agree with you because...
100
This is the way we can define the word perspectives.
Point of View
100
You can use these yellow things that are sticky to write all of your ideas on as a strategy as you're reading.
Pos It Notes
200
This type of theme is found when the author focuses on the development of how people interact and communicate with one another.
RELATIONSHIPS
200
This helps move the action along within a story:
DIALOGUE
200
This talking stem is a question you can ask when you would like to know more about someone's opinion.
Why do you think that?
200
True or false: Perspectives from other points of view don't offer us better insight to understanding a text.
False
200
This type of Diagram helps you compare and contrast two different stories and/or characters.
VENN DIAGRAM
300
Authors will try to implement this theme into their story when you see repetitions of names, numbers, characters. Having things come in 3 is the perfect example of this universal theme.
PATTERNS
300
This type of _______________ involves an inner struggle with a character.
CONFLICT
300
This talking stem asks someone to refer to text based evidence to back their claim.
Can you give me an example of that?
300
This type of perspective comes from the people in the book.
Character Perspectives
300
GOOD READERS _________ a text. A synonym for the word that fills in the blank is EXAMINE
ANALYZE
400
This universal theme can be found within many Marvel movies. It usually involves a struggle to gain something that can be used or abused. It only took Thanos a quick snap of his fingers to realize what universal theme the movie was trying to show us...
POWER
400
This is often called the lesson the author is trying to teach you.
THEME
400
This talking stem can be used when you don't share the same opinion about a topic with someone.
I don't agree with you because...
400
True or False: There can only be one perspective in a text.
False
400
Scientists use this strategy before they began an experiment. Readers use this strategy to help them think ahead of what might happen in a story.
PREDICTION
500
CONFLICT
500
This element of the story provides the framework of how the story will be told.
PLOT
500
This talking stem is used to clarify confusion and come to a mutual understanding.
So what you're saying is...
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Why is it important to see a text through multiple perspectives?
Because it offers better insight to us as readers and we can get a different perspective to help us make stronger connections with the text.
500
This strategy helps us brainstorm ideas and exchange information with a partner sitting next to us.
TURN AND TALK