Summary
What does it mean to "summarize" something?
To tell, in your own words, the most important parts of a text.
What is a theme?
The message or lesson of a story
OR
An idea that occurs over and over in fictionWhat's the difference between a theme and a summary?
A theme is the author's message, but a summary is the important events.
Opinions or Direct Quotes
What helps find a theme in the text?
Text evidence
Dialogue
Character experience
The idea that things represent other things so the object may have a deeper meaning in the text is often called
Symbolism
Main Characters
Major Events
Problem/Conflict
Setting
Objective/Facts only
How is theme best conveyed in Chapter 16? 1/2
Tonatzin tries to help the girls understand that things with their dad and family are not what they appear
OR
a lot of things in the book so far have been magical things that are not what they appear
What things do theme and summary have in common?
They both use your own words, and you can find both by reading a text.
DAILY DOUBLE
Which sentence best suits a summary statement, and why are the other sentences incorrect
1. The goddess Tonatzin helps the girls get home
2. Abuelita gives Odelia seed packets
3. Pita was being a brat and finally came around to be nice
1. Most important
2. Least important
3. Opinion
what is the significance of the symbolism of the butterfly throughout the book
Transformation
OR
Life/spirit of their ancestors
What is theme evidence?
When you can point to the place in the story where you found the theme.
Give an accurate summary of Chapter 16
Teachers Discretion
Name an accurate theme of chapter 16
Things are not what they may appear
- The donkey was actually the Nagual
- The boy choncho was a chupacabra
-Cecilia was a witch