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Theme Topic : Time and Memory
Action/helping word : might, find
Theme statement : you might find that as a time passes, it can mess up your memory.
This is a theme statement For Bone Black because the little girl had a red wagon that she would play with and also her brother, They made memorys but some where not the best and some are when she got older she forgot about the red wagon until she saw picture of her and her brother with a wagon.
in the text it states, "She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. "

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 Theme Topic:Gender                                                     Roles Action/Helping Word:Can,Become        Theme Statement: Gender roles can be good or bad depending on which path you follow.                                                                the gender roles ruined them and also because of a toy the boy had to push and the girl had to go on it she had to be the pretty princes and the boy had to be the rough tough and had to protect her but the boy did not like because when he wanted a turn he got in trouble and the roles made him get hate against the girl    ,''Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them,That forced upon them different roles, different identities." "He was to pull it because he was a boy" "She was to ride in it because she was a girl"                                   

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 Theme Topic:Gender                                                     Roles Action/Helping Word:Can,Become        Theme Statement: Gender roles can be good or bad depending on which path you follow.                                                                the gender roles ruined them and also because of a toy the boy had to push and the girl had to go on it she had to be the pretty princes and the boy had to be the rough tough and had to protect her but the boy did not like because when he wanted a turn he got in trouble and the roles made him get hate against the girl    ,''Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them,That forced upon them different roles, different identities." "He was to pull it because he was a boy" "She was to ride in it because she was a girl"                                   

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Theme Topic:Gender Roles
Action/Helping Word:Can,Become
Theme Statement:Gender Roles Can Become Toxic
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because The only way they can play with the "Red Wagon" They need to be in a specif Role with different identities for example Jimmy had to pull the "Wagon" so he can slay the dragons and save the princesses because he was the prince/boy and Sally Just sits their and not do anything because she was the princess/girl that's being saved.In the text it states "Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them,That forced upon them different roles, different identities." "He was to pull it because he was a boy" "She was to ride in it because she was a girl"

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Theme topic: Relationship
Action/Helping word: Face
Theme statement: Relationships will always have to Face problems.
This is a theme statement because Jimmy and Sally had a good relationship at but once they started growing up it hit rock bottom. IN the text it states,  ̈"Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. ̈¨

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping Word: Can, Overcome.
Theme Statement: You can get judged by your gender role.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because in the book they parents are judging the kids by there gender role.
In the text it states, "They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only, not let them share it.

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Theme Topic : Gender Roles
Action/Helping word:  could, become
Theme statement : Gender Roles could makr people harmful and make people toxic.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because it shows how the boys dad care so much about gender roles because he told his son the he has to do stuff that are for men and that he has to do men work , and the women have to stay home and clean. In the text it states, " he was a boy -a would-be prince who would do all of the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so he could carry away the beautiful princess."

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping word: Could, become
Theme Statement: Gender Roles could become toxic.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because how gender roles could many times not be fair to other people.Like for an example, If boys cry that means that they weak.Another example is that girls are not allowed to do the hard work. In the text it states,¨She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess.¨

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping Word: Can/discover
Theme Statement: Time and Memory can help discover the past.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because time and memory helped the sister discover the past since she forgot.
In the text it states, "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure."

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Theme topic: relationship
Action/Helping word: Can, discover
Theme statement: Relationship, we can discover that it can go either way, good or bad . This is a theme statement for bone black because beginnning the sister and the brother were fine, they were good and then out of no where they started to fight over something . In the text it states, "She was always standing in the background listening - waiting to hear the boy tell her when they were alone that he hate, hate, hated her because she was a girl ."

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/helping words: Might and Discover
Time & Memory might help discover your past.This is a theme statement for Bone Black because in the story the girl was grown up and she found out it was a wheel barrow and not a wagon. In the text it states "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out."

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Gender roles are not always successful this is a theme statement for Bone Black because the brother had to push the girl because he is a boy and that wasn't successful because he would always push the girl in the wagon.In the text it states, "When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled."

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping word: discover/discovering.
Theme Statement: never think about what actually hurt you in the past. This is a theme statement because the sister thought of the past and noticed that it wasnt a wagon. it was a wheel barrow. and why she kept getting hurt. In the text it states, "seeing the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises."

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping word: feels/feeling
Theme Statement: treat both genders the same. This is a theme statement for Bone Black because Her brother was treated differently just because his a boy, papa and the great grandfather yelled at the brother because he rarely pulled his sister, Every time he got in trouble the sister tried getting in trouble and when it didn't work she use to cry with him. In the text it states, "she hated to see him punished. If he was punished, she would want to be punished too."

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word: feel/feeling
theme statement: Relationships can be nice in the beginning but not in the end. This is a Theme Statement for Bone Black because In the story it says how they were so close but eventually they stopped being close because of the red wagon, and because of the red wagon the brother always had to pull her since he was the man. In the text it states, "Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them".

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Theme topic: Relationship
Action/helping: Can, discover
Theme statement: In relationships, we can discover that it can go either way, bad or good.
This is a theme statement for bone black because at first the sister and brother had a good relationship with each other and then towards the end they started to be rude to each other.
In the text it states, "she was close to her brother....waiting to hear the boy tell her when they were alone that he hate, hate, hated her because she was a girl"

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theme topic: relationship can be a good thing but can come with its bad things. this is a theme statement for bone black because in the story the boy and the girl where in a good relationship and they relationship was good but because of a toy their relation ship got ruined because they did not have the good relationship that normally  people have and not get mad at each other for something that is materiel because in the text it says,"Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them,"

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theme topic: relationship can be a good thing but can come with its bad things. this is a theme statement for bone black because in the story the boy and the girl where in a good relationship and they relationship was good but because of a toy their relation ship got ruined because they did not have the good relationship that normally  people have and not get mad at each other for something that is materiel because in the text it says,"Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them,"

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Theme topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping word:could/Make
Theme statement: Time & Memory could make you remember all the difficult times.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because in the story she was going through the boxes and she saw this picture of herself unsmiling and sitting with her brother in the wheelbarrow.In the text it says, " Going through boxes of old black-and -white photos,she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out.In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important.

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You'll one day find out, time might mess with memory sometimes. This is a theme statement for "Bone Black" because the girl had an Mandela effect and figured it out when she saw the red wagon she remembered, it was actually a wheelbarrow proved by an old photo. In the text it states, " She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed."

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Theme Topic:Gender Roles
Action/Helping Word:could/become
Theme statement:Gender roles can become toxic
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because when this red wagon came to their life they both had to different roles and different identities she was to ride it and he had to pull it.In the text it states, "She remembered the toy a bright red wagon.They shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it.She was to ride in it because she was a girl a would be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever."

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Theme topic: Relationship can discover good or bad paths in the future.
This is a theme statement for bone black because in the story the boy and girl had relationship without the wagon but when the wagon came there relationship fell apart.In the text it states ''Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities

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Theme Topic: Relationship
Action/Helping Word: Could/Lose
Theme Statement: In Relationships, you could lose someone that is close to you.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the sister lost her relationship with her brother because of the roles the had with the red wagon. In the text it states,"She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities."

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Theme topic: time and memory
Action word: might find
Theme statement: time and memory can help you see things more clear from the past.
This is a theme statement for bone black because time and memory can help you see things more clear and make think better for what was happening in the past. In the text it sates,¨She looks apprehensive, unsure. Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand.¨

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word: Could/Become
Theme statement: In relationships we can discover that it could go either way good or bad.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because in the story it is talking about how a relationship can be good and then go downhill.
In the text it states "Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities.".

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping Word:might and find
Theme Statement: In time and memory might help us find the trust
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because in the text it states,

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/helping words: Might and Discover
Time & Memory might help discover your past was different.   This is a theme statement for "Bone Black" because in the story the girl grow to be an adult an she found out it was a wheel barrow and not a wagon. In the text it states "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out."

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Theme Topic: Time and Memory
Action/Helping Word: Can overcome
Theme Statement: You can always overcome bad time and memories
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because when the girl is older it seemed like she was happier because she still was not complaining about the brother they probably apologized to each other because they saw what they both did wrong.
In the text it states, "She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed." This could show that since they said sorry and worked things out, she forgot all their bad memories and moved on.

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Theme topic: Relationship
Action/helping Word: Can-Lose
Theme Statement: No matter if the relationship is good or bad you can still lose it.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the book said that Sally and Jimmy had a good relationship, but when they got a wheelbarrow they started to have some trouble with relationship because they are opposite genders.
In the text it states, "Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. She remembered the toy - a bright red wagon."

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping Word: might, find
Theme Statement: You might find that as time passes, it can mess with your memory.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the girl remembered playing with a red wagon but later on she discovered that she was fooled by her memory and the wagon was actually a wheelbarrow. In the text it states, "She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out." "Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand."

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Gender roles can become toxic based of how people judge your gender. This is a theme statement for "Bone Black" because the father and grand-father have said the kids they should act like their gender which caused the terrible relationship between the boy and girl. In the text it states, "Sometimes the father and great- grandfather would find out the boy rarely pulled the girl. They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do this, explaining to him that if he did not do what boys should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only, not let them share it."

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/helping word: Can and Lose
Relationships can make you lose trust.

This is a theme statement because the bother and sister lost there Relationships because "in the text it states"Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them.

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Theme topic:Relationships Action/helping world:Can,Discover
Theme statement:"Relationships can Discover bad and good paths in the future"
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because In the begging Jimmy and Sally had a strong/good relationship until a "red wagon" separated them And because of that now in the future they don't have a good relationship like they used to have.In the text it states "She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them"

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping Word: Will Face
Theme Statement: You will face Somebody that is going to judge you for something that they think another Gender Role should be doing
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the brother was told that he should be pushing the sister because he is the boy and she should be the one sitting in the Wagon. So basically they were saying that because he was a boy hes strong and because shes a girl shes weak.
In the text it states, "They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do this, explaining to him that if he did not do what boys should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only, not let them share it."

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Gender roles are not always successful. This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the brother was told to push the girl because he is a boy and that wasn't successful because he would always push the girl of the wheel barrel.
In the text it states, "When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled."

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In a relationship sometimes you can drive in to a roadblock that can break it but if you truly value it your relationship you try to rebuild it and come together this is a good stamet because Sally and Jimmy relationship came to a roadblock but something tells me a they will try to rebuild it and come together.

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping Word: Could/Become
Theme Statement: Gender roles could become toxic.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the roles they were given made the brother more violent since he had to do everything for the sister.
In the text it states, "He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon." "She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pull it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess "

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Theme Topic:Relationships
Words-  can discover
Theme statement- IN relationships we can discover they can go either way good or bad.

This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the boy has a good relationship with his sister in the beginning and later on the brothers relationship with his sister starts to fade .In the text it states "Strangely enough it was a ty that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities."

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/helping word: discover,can
Relationships can discover bad or good paths in the future. This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the sister always get pulled, but the brother has never gotten a turn.In the text it states,¨ It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon. When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled. Her legs were short and far, his were long. She could not pull as fast as he wanted her to but he urged her on, watching with glee as the little fat legs struggled to move him, fast, faster, struggled to give him the fastest ride of them all.¨

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/helping words: Can, Be and follow
Gender roles can be good or bad depending on which path you follow.
This is a theme statement for "Bone Black" because the gender role was introduced when the boy and the girl were on the wagon the girl was supposed to ride and he boy was suppose to pull it but they could of just taken turns and the girl didn't have a problem with pulling him it was the dad.
In the text it states "She did not mind pulling him. It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon. "

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Theme topic: Gender roles
Action word: Could become
Theme statement: you can get judged by your gender role
This is a theme statement for bone black because of how gender roles could many times not be fair to other people. In the text it states,¨She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess.¨

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping Word: could, become
Theme Statement: Gender roles could be harmful and make people become toxic.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the Papa and the great-grandfather were pushing gender roles onto the boy and the girl and drove the boy to hate his sister for being a girl which shows how awful the Papa and the great-grandfather were treating the boy. In the text it states, "Sometimes the father and the great-grandfather would find out that the boy rarely pulled the girl. They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do this, explaining to him that if he did not do what boys should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only, not let them share it. She was always standing in the background listening - waiting to hear the boy tell her when they were alone that he hate, hate, hated her because she was a girl."

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Theme topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word: Discover/Can
Theme Statement: Relationships can discover bad or good paths in the future.This is the theme statement for Bone Black because when she was seeing a photo she saw her brother really happy when she was looking all apprehensive and really unsure and she never understood why she had bruises and why her clothes was all torn a dirty. In the text it states, In the photos the boy-brother looks very happy and self-important.She looks apprehensive,unsure.Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises,dirty torn clothes.She had never understood why she would fallen out of a wagon,but a wheelbarrow she could understand."

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Relationships could face good or bad paths when there is something happening. This is a theme statement for "Bone Black" because the boy and girl used to have a healthy relation ship but then once they got a wagon/wheelbarrow they started to become toxic to each other. In the text it states, "Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forces upon them different roles, different identities. She remembered the toy - a bright red wagon."

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In relationships they people can make them look good on the outside when in the inside they arent.This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the sister was being pushed by her brother and the brother always made it seem to thier parents like he was actually willing to pushe her but he would actually just do it so he can dump her out.In the text it states, "She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess."

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word: Can Lose
Theme Statement: You can lose a good relationship just from the tiniest things
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because we can see that the brother hated the sister because he had to push the Wagon but he should have just done it because his legs were longer so that means it was easier for him to give her a ride. Also even though he saw her legs were short and chubby and that made her struggle, he still wanted her to push him which caused her to get him in trouble because if the adults saw her pushing him they would have gotten mad at the brother.
In the text it states, "Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities."

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action word:   can discover
Theme statement: relationships can be bad and good
This is a theme statement for bone black because of how not all relationships are good some of them can go bad and some of them can go bad. In the text it states,¨She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities.¨

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Theme Topic : Relationships
Action/Helping word: Can /Find
Theme Statement :Relationships can Always Find it way back to You
This is a theme Statement for Bone Black Because The Sister and the Bother don´t get along well and don´t have a good relationship between each other and the Girl realized what made them loss there bond because of the red wagon/Wheel Barrow and everything hits that what made them sepertate.
In the Text it states¨She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out.¨

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In time and memory we can discover new things and learn new lessons.This is a theme statement for Bone Black because the sister discovered that she was being pushed in a wheel barrel instead of a wagon and thats a lesson for her to observe things more carefully.In the text it states, "She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed"

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word: can, discover
Theme Statement: In relationships, we can discover that they can be positive or negative.
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because at the beginning of the story, the brother and the sister had a good relationship and were very close, but then their relationship was destroyed and turned bad because of the wagon and their Papa and great-grandfather. In the text it states, "She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. She remembered the toy - a bright red wagon."

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/helping word: Can and Lose
Relationships can sometimes lose control.
This is a theme statement for bone black because in the story the boy and the girl had a good relationship in the beginning and then there relationship fell apart. In the text it states "She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities"

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a ty that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. She remembered the toy - a bright red wagon. They shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it. She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess. He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon.

She did not mind pulling him. It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon. When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled. Her legs were short and far, his were long. She could not pull as fast as he wanted her to but he urged her on, watching with glee as the little fat legs struggled to move him, fast, faster, struggled to give him the fastest ride of them all. Her struggle to give him the fast ride made the boy happy, so happy that he never wanted to take turns. He only wanted her to pull and pull him. It was because of this that she began to assert get girl rights, to tell him that he was the boy and should pull her. He rarely listened so she would threaten to tell the grown ups. He would always say, Tell them, knowing all the time that she would not, that she hated to see him punished. If he was punished she would want to be punished, too; even if they would not punish her she would cry with him. Sometimes the father and the great- grandfather would find out that the boy rarely pulled the girl. They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do this, explaining to him that if he did not do what boys should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only, not let them share it. She was always standing in the background listening - waiting to hear the boy tell her when they were alone that he hate, hate, hated her because she was a girl.

She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure. Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand. She could understand the boy’s pleasure, his longing, his constant sorrow.

No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow. No one knew whether it was kept secret at the house of Papa the great-grandfather. They could not remember playing with it anywhere else. He lived on a side of town where there were sidewalks, maybe that is why they only played with it there, maybe it disappeared because of their constant fighting, because of the boy’s whining, maybe he made it disappear.

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks 

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks 

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a ty that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. She remembered the toy - a bright red wagon. They shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it. She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess. He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon.

She did not mind pulling him. It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon. When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled. Her legs were short and far, his were long. She could not pull as fast as he wanted her to but he urged her on, watching with glee as the little fat legs struggled to move him, fast, faster, struggled to give him the fastest ride of them all. Her struggle to give him the fast ride made the boy happy, so happy that he never wanted to take turns. He only wanted her to pull and pull him. It was because of this that she began to assert get girl rights, to tell him that he was the boy and should pull her. He rarely listened so she would threaten to tell the grown ups. He would always say, Tell them, knowing all the time that she would not, that she hated to see him punished. If he was punished she would want to be punished, too; even if they would not punish her she would cry with him. Sometimes the father and the great- grandfather would find out that the boy rarely pulled the girl. They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do this, explaining to him that if he did not do what boys should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only, not let them share it. She was always standing in the background listening - waiting to hear the boy tell her when they were alone that he hate, hate, hated her because she was a girl.

She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure. Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand. She could understand the boy’s pleasure, his longing, his constant sorrow.

No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow. No one knew whether it was kept secret at the house of Papa the great-grandfather. They could not remember playing with it anywhere else. He lived on a side of town where there were sidewalks, maybe that is why they only played with it there, maybe it disappeared because of their constant fighting, because of the boy’s whining, maybe he made it disappear.

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood by bell hooks

She was close to her brother. Not only were they just months apart in age, but they looked alike. They looked like twins even though he was older. Like twins they shared the same dreams and longings, the same devotion to one another. Strangely enough it was a toy that separated them, that forced upon them different roles, different identities. She remembered the toy - a bright red wagon. They shared possession of it but they had different roles in relationship to it. She was to ride in the red wagon and he was to pull it. She was to ride in it because she was a girl - a would-be princess whom some rich prince would come seeking, take away to his palace, and keep her there in splendor forever. He was to pill it because he was a boy - a would-be prince who would do all the hard work, slay the dragons, fight the slimy creatures, challenge the fat ugly men so that he could carry away the beautiful princess. He never carried her any further than the corner of the street and all the while he complained bitterly about how awful it was pulling her, how he wanted a turn sitting in the wagon. Sometimes he would cry - that was just how much he wanted to be pulled in the red wagon.

She did not mind pulling him. It was the grown-ups like Papa her great- grandfather who had trouble seeing her pull that big boy in the wagon. When they finally got daring enough to go around the corner he would immediately dump her out and demand that he be pulled. Her legs were short and far, his were long. She could not pull as fast as he wanted her to but he urged her on, watching with glee as the little fat legs struggled to move him, fast, faster, struggled to give him the fastest ride of them all. Her struggle to give him the fast ride made the boy happy, so happy that he never wanted to take turns. He only wanted her to pull and pull him. It was because of this that she began to assert get girl rights, to tell him that he was the boy and should pull her. He rarely listened so she would threaten to tell the grown ups. He would always say, Tell them, knowing all the time that she would not, that she hated to see him punished. If he was punished she would want to be punished, too; even if they would not punish her she would cry with him. Sometimes the father and the great- grandfather would find out that the boy rarely pulled the girl. They would stand towering over him speaking in harsh big voices, explaining that he was the boy and should do this, explaining to him that if he did not do what boys should do then they would take the toy away, give it to the girl only, not let them share it. She was always standing in the background listening - waiting to hear the boy tell her when they were alone that he hate, hate, hated her because she was a girl.

She grew up not remembering why the red wagon had been so important. She grew up and found that the red wagon of her memory had never existed. Going through boxes of old black-and-white photos, she found many of herself plump and unsmiling seated in a wheelbarrow with the boy-brother holding the ends as if at any moment he would dump her out. In the photos the boy looks very happy and self-important. She looks apprehensive, unsure. Seeing that the toy of her memory was a wheelbarrow she understood why there had always been bruises, dirty torn clothes. She had never understood why she would have fallen out of a wagon, but a wheelbarrow she could understand. She could understand the boy’s pleasure, his longing, his constant sorrow.

No one could tell her what happened to the red wheelbarrow. No one knew whether it was kept secret at the house of Papa the great-grandfather. They could not remember playing with it anywhere else. He lived on a side of town where there were sidewalks, maybe that is why they only played with it there, maybe it disappeared because of their constant fighting, because of the boy’s whining, maybe he made it disappear.

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After each section of story, we are going to record some theme statements. Use the tools and word banks to help you identify the theme statement. Remember a Theme Statement is a sentence that states the big idea of the text.

You are to write a responses for EACH of the three themes: Relationships, Gender Roles, and Time & Memory.

Each chapter may have multiple themes. Use the theme topic word bank to help you identify a theme topic. Then identify an action word to help you make a theme statement. Finally, write a sentence using the theme topic and action word to write a theme statement. Be sure that your sticky note color matches the theme topic you chose.

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word:
Theme Statement:
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because...
In the text it states, "____."

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Theme Topic: Gender Roles
Action/Helping Word:
Theme Statement:
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because...
In the text it states, "____."

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Theme Topic: Relationships
Action/Helping Word: can be
Theme Statement: Relationships can be supportive
This is a theme statement for Freak the Mighty because Kevin stands up for Max when the class is calling him names. Kevin gets on Max's shoulders and chants about how great Freak the Mighty is when they are together.
In the text it states, "' How's this for an example?' Freak is saying. 'Sometimes we're nine feet tall and strong enough to walk through walls. Sometimes we fight gangs. Sometimes we find treasure. Sometimes we slay dragons and drink from the Holy Grail.'"

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Theme Topic: Time & Memory
Action/Helping Word:
Theme Statement:
This is a theme statement for Bone Black because...
In the text it states, "____."