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An Essay
Prewriting Day 2
Period 4, 6, and 9
Ms. Marshall-Krauss
2012

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 Warm up: Discuss your homework from
yesterday. Did your partner choose a song
that fit a theme of TV show or movie?
Explain.
 Today’s objective is to identify theme in
common stories and movies, and work in a
team to answer questions about Romeo and
Juliet to develop a class list of themes.

3.  In your groups, quickly discuss the children’s
story your are given. On the scrap paper,
write your answer about what the theme is.
 Remember theme is what the author is saying
about life.
 Rotate the envelops and repeat.

4.  Goldie Locks
 Aladdin
 The Lion King
 Hansel and Gretel
 The Ugly Duckling
 Mulan

5.  In groups of three, work together to answer
the following questions.
 Once you have completed this worksheet,
each team will decide on a theme for Romeo
and Juliet.
 Each team will share their theme with the
class and we will compile a master list of
possible themes.

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 Think about which theme you will choose to
write your essay about and why you think
that.