Identifying Theme by Michael Irwin https://padlet.com/mjirwin1116/WMSELA After watching the Pixar short films, identify what you believe the theme of the short is. en-us 2021-03-30 14:23:05 UTC 2025-12-09 13:54:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png Identifying Theme mjirwin1116 https://padlet.com/mjirwin1116/WMSELA/wish/1368243690 Good Morning!

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GOAL: Identify the theme within these Pixar short films with supporting details.

-What does it mean to identify the theme?
-Does author/director explicitly tell us the theme?
-Is it possible for people to get different ideas or interpretations of what the author/director was going for?
For example: What would you consider the theme behind the movie Elf?

]]> 2021-03-30 14:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mjirwin1116/WMSELA/wish/1368243690 "For The Birds" mjirwin1116 https://padlet.com/mjirwin1116/WMSELA/wish/1368266566
After watching the short film "Piper", fill out the corresponding theme worksheet and be prepared to share out your ideas with the class.

]]> 2021-03-30 14:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mjirwin1116/WMSELA/wish/1368266566 "Geri's Game" mjirwin1116 https://padlet.com/mjirwin1116/WMSELA/wish/1368340748 FIRST: Watch "Geri's Game" and add a comment below.
The comment will contain:
1. What you believe the theme of the video.
2. Two details from the video to support this belief.

SECOND: Once you are finished with your post, you will then add a comment to another student's post. With this comment you will either agree or disagree with their theme and state why.]]> 2021-03-30 15:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mjirwin1116/WMSELA/wish/1368340748 "Piper" mjirwin1116 https://padlet.com/mjirwin1116/WMSELA/wish/1368369974 What do you think the theme is behind this Pixar Short?
What evidence from the video could allude to this?]]> 2021-03-30 15:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mjirwin1116/WMSELA/wish/1368369974 What is the theme of a story? mjirwin1116 https://padlet.com/mjirwin1116/WMSELA/wish/1370579887 With a partner discuss what the them of a story is. Once you have discussed it, one partner comment below with both of your names and write your combined definition of what a theme is.]]> 2021-03-31 04:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mjirwin1116/WMSELA/wish/1370579887