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complexity integrated
real world
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application beyond the
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LEVEL 3 LEARNING GOAL: (AT)
Students demonstrate they have the ability to:
A. Analyze the development of a theme over the course of a text
> Baplain how a theme emerges
> Beplain how a theme is refined by specific details
Standard Language CCSS ELA RL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and shaped and refined by spedie
dal provide an objective summary of the text.
For this assignment, you will be selecting a song or poem from the assignment page on Canvas, then you will
complete a theme analysis of what you chose. This analysis should be a well-developed paragraph that
includes all parts of the success criteria below. Keep in mind, this is not just providing a summary of the song
or poem and merely saying what it's about. You should be analyzing the poem and justifying what you
believe to be the overall theme.
AT: Success Criteria (your writing should be in paragraph form):
State the song/poem chose and briefly state the what it's about
Create a theme statement that is present throughout the course of the text ("You should refer to the
DONUTS and Theme Sentence Frames to help with this)
Explain how the theme is being shown in the beginning of the story using text evidence with
commentary after the evidence to support your thinking and explanation
Explain how the theme is reinforced (shown again) at the end of the story using text evidence with
commentary after the evidence to support your thinking and explanation
Justify the impact or importance of the theme both within the song/poem and in the real