Our Unit 3 Theme
is Using Your Wits...what does that
mean to you? Using strategies in sports, puzzles, and games? Many people and animals use their wits to get out of tricky
situations, but there are also those who use their wits in a negative way.
We'll explore all the ways people/animals "Use their Wits" in the
next few stories.
Week 1 theme: Tricksters...which animals come to mind when
you hear the word "Tricksters"? Some answers I heard today are foxes, wolves, cats, etc. We will be reading an African
trickster play this week called Catch of the Day, where a
fisher "tricks" several people out of their goods and food. In the
end, the tables are turned on the fisherman, and he takes a dip into the
river!
This week's lesson is
theme, which is the main message or moral lesson the author wants to get across
to the reader. The theme may be stated directly in the story, or not. By
understanding the theme in a story, it helps a reader better understand the
relationships among the characters, which also helps you understand the story
better.
Here's our vocabulary
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