We are working on a novel study project together this 6 weeks, that is going to help us understand and analyze historical fiction and allow us to preview poetry. The first chapter relates to chores that our main character Ana Rosa does with her mother; like washing clothes with a wash board in the river. Here are some of our kids trying their luck at using a wash board! :)
This week we have been discussing Topic vs. Theme! Topics are one word descriptions, for instance courage, friendship, persistance. Themes are sentences used to describe the life lesson of a text, movie or song. For example believe in yourself, It's never too late to have an adventure, don't put all of your eggs in one basket. If you are seeing a movie this weekend or in the near future discuss with your student what the theme "life lesson" of the movie was and what topic it covered! :)
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