Toolbox: 5th Grade RL.5.2 by Frank Gilfillan https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc A padlet full of resources to help teachers with learning maps and instruction about the Common Core State Standard (CCSS) California of Reading and Literacy: Key Ideas and Details. en-us 2020-03-04 02:47:50 UTC 2020-03-09 02:52:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9e0.png CCSS CA fgilfillan https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/454092075 Page 18 of the website below lists CCSS RL.5.2. It is under Key Ideas and Details for 5th graders. 

 2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. 

Corresponding College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standard
Determine the central idea or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas


]]> 2020-03-04 02:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/454092075 Teaching Theme fgilfillan https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/454791477 This site offers clear information on how to effectively teach your students to identify a theme in a story through the use of an inference.]]> 2020-03-05 02:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/454791477 Group Discussion on Key Details fgilfillan https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/454848261 Sousa (2014) offers ways to use direct instruction for reading comprehension. By following these guidelines, students will learn to find the main idea or themes of what they are reading. An educator may use this group discussion as a way to assess their students understanding of instruction.

1. Identify important concepts. Students should know not everything is important to help with not feeling overwhelmed.
2. Consider writing out the summary. Writing needs more organization of thought and allows comprehension trouble to be noticed.

Sousa, D. (2nd Ed., 2014). How the Brain Learns to Read. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin
]]> 2020-03-05 05:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/454848261 How to Find a Theme fgilfillan https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/454850313 A helpful video that gives a comprehensive explanation of how students may find a theme in a text.]]> 2020-03-05 05:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/454850313 Theme Anchor Chart fgilfillan https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/454851093 This anchor chart is useful for ELL students because of its simplicity and use of building vocabulary. ]]> 2020-03-05 05:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/454851093 Accommodations for ELL Students fgilfillan https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/454851789 This excellent article highlights 12 ways an educator may help their English language learner (ELL) student be more involved in a mainstream classroom. Ideas include building in more group work and scaffolding with the student's native language.]]> 2020-03-05 05:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/454851789 Remediation Tool for Theme fgilfillan https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455555624 Theme and main idea are not one in the same. To clarify the two for students, have them read a short passage with a clear theme.  Then, write five statements: Three details from the passage, the main idea of the passage, and the theme of the passage.  Do not tell students which is which so that they can figure it out on their own.


]]> 2020-03-06 04:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455555624 Thematic Triads fgilfillan https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455559927 The remediation strategy puts students in groups of three and lets them develop a simple theme through the identification of key words in the text.]]> 2020-03-06 05:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455559927 Video on Teaching Theme fgilfillan https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455561349 A helpful video that shows instruction of finding theme as related to its CCSS.]]> 2020-03-06 05:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455561349 Rubrics and Assessment Lists nhat_nguyen42 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455561502 Using rubrics as an assessment tool in student's response, we can gauge their understanding of theme.]]> 2020-03-06 05:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455561502 Theme Quiz fgilfillan https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455562000 This website offers a brief three question assessment to evaluate if student's are understanding how to identify theme in a story.]]> 2020-03-06 05:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455562000 Determine the theme of a story nhat_nguyen42 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455562393 A video presentation on how to find theme in a story, great for the visual learners.]]> 2020-03-06 05:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455562393 Assistive Technology fgilfillan https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455562518 A student with a disability may benefit from the use of assistive technology (AT). The AT may be a tablet, Chromebook or other device that allows the student to place apps on the AT. This accommodation would let the student remain in their least restrictive environment.]]> 2020-03-06 05:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455562518 Read Alouds fgilfillan https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455563320 A read aloud eliminates the need for some students to have to read at all. Students may have difficulties with reading, therefore, a read aloud will allow the student to be engaged without having to read the text. The student may stay engaged by creating and identifying ideas that lead to them finding the theme.]]> 2020-03-06 05:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/455563320 Teaching Theme nhat_nguyen42 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456154621 A detail example of how to teach theme, based on the story Finding Nemo.]]> 2020-03-07 04:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456154621 Hillarious ways to find Theme nhat_nguyen42 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456155086 Short Pixar funny film with actions from many characters. What is the theme of this film? is the question asked at the end.]]> 2020-03-07 04:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456155086 Poetry Assessment nhat_nguyen42 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456155634 This site presents several direct methods of assessing students' understanding of theme in poetry.]]> 2020-03-07 04:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456155634 Theme and ELL Students nhat_nguyen42 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456156956 Teaching theme is difficult because it's an abstract idea. This resource breaks down each parts to teach to understand the complex idea.]]> 2020-03-07 04:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456156956 Theme through music nhat_nguyen42 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456157815 It's been said "Music is a universal language". This resource let the student listen to a piece of popular/familiar music and guess what the theme of it is.]]> 2020-03-07 04:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456157815 Identify the theme nhat_nguyen42 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456159238 Specifically design to help special education students learn about theme. The resource is aimed for 2-3 grade, but can be modified to fit 5th grade.]]> 2020-03-07 04:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456159238 Theme units nhat_nguyen42 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456160315 This site has 349 theme unit lessons designed for special ed students.]]> 2020-03-07 05:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456160315 Main idea vs. Theme nhat_nguyen42 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456161302 This remediation technique clarify the difference between Main idea and Theme, a common mixed up for students.]]> 2020-03-07 05:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456161302 Workbook nhat_nguyen42 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456162523 This workbook contains the necessary resource to help students with remediation in ELA.]]> 2020-03-07 05:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456162523 Exit Ticket luvdisney74 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456548455 This link gives a good explanation of what an Exit Ticket is, how to use it, and even provides a template.]]> 2020-03-08 20:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456548455 Storyboard luvdisney74 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456549488 Students can show in their own creative way, that they know the theme of a story, how characters respond to difficulty, and tell us the story in their own words and pictures.]]> 2020-03-08 20:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456549488 T Chart luvdisney74 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456554413 To help ELL Students grasp the idea of theme, a T Chart can be used by writing the main idea on one side and on the other side, supporting statements to prove they have the correct main idea.]]> 2020-03-08 21:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456554413 Extra Support for ELL Students luvdisney74 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456557094 Reading Rockets has several helpful tips on how to help ELL Students learn literacy.]]> 2020-03-08 21:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456557094 Teaching and Expressing Using Different Means luvdisney74 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456560966 Some students cannot express what they understand verbally. Some also need additional support to understand the theme. Allowing students to point to a picture, act out the theme, or draw a picture can help them to learn and express their understanding of the theme of a story.]]> 2020-03-08 21:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456560966 Small Group Instruction luvdisney74 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456569717 By using small group strategies, struggling students can get the much needed one on one time to help bring up their level in language arts.]]> 2020-03-08 22:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456569717 luvdisney74 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456570760 2020-03-08 22:10:27 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456570760 Mini Lessons luvdisney74 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456570911 This tool is helpful for students with special needs. This website gives seven mini lesson ideas to help all learners with their understanding of theme.]]> 2020-03-08 22:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456570911 Build Schema luvdisney74 https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456572383 Sometimes students don't understand a concept because they have no prior knowledge. This website gives good tips on how to help reteach to students. One of the tips is to build schema. Present real world stories students know well and then build on that knowledge.]]> 2020-03-08 22:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/fgilfillan/mkqpwqvrw3mc/wish/456572383