Determine the theme of a poem

Determine the theme of a poem

In this lesson you will learn how to determine the theme or universal lesson of a poem by reviewing its images, sounds, and symbols.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

STANDARDS

CCSS.RL.6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

TEKS.6.6.A summarize the elements of plot development (e.g., rising action, turning point, climax, falling action, denouement) in various works of fiction;

TEKS.6.Figure 19.F make connections (e.g., thematic links, author analysis) between and across multiple texts of various genres, and provide textual evidence.

TEKS.6.Figure 19.E summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order within a text and across texts; and

TEKS.6.3.A infer the implicit theme of a work of fiction, distinguishing theme from the topic;

IN.6.RL.2.2 Determine how a theme or central idea of a work of literature is conveyed through particular details; provide a detailed, objective summary of the text.

FL.LAFS.6.RL.1.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.