Activity Overview
Several themes are present in the novel. Students can pick a theme to explore and should support their choice with specific details or events from the text. One prominent theme is friendship. Chester, Tucker Mouse, and Harry Cat surprisingly become friends, as well as Chester and Mario.
An example is:
- Even though he was reluctant to do it, Tucker used most of his savings to help Chester when Chester accidentally ate the Bellini's $2 bill.
Other themes that can be explored are: loyalty, honesty, family, respect for elders, freedom, and home.
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Student Instructions
Create a storyboard that identifies a theme in The Cricket in Times Square.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Write the theme in the title heading.
- Create an image for three examples that represent this theme.
- Write a description of each of the examples.
- Save and Exit
Lesson Plan Reference
- CCSS: RL.2.2 - Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
- CCSS: RL.3.3 - Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identify Theme(s) | All themes are correctly identified and described. | Some themes are correctly identified. | No themes are correctly identified. |
| Examples of Theme(s) | All examples support the identified theme(s). | Most examples fit the identified theme(s). | Most examples do not fit the theme(s). |
| Illustrate Theme | Images clearly show connection with the theme(s). | Some images help to show the theme. | Images do not help in understanding the theme. |
Activity Overview
Several themes are present in the novel. Students can pick a theme to explore and should support their choice with specific details or events from the text. One prominent theme is friendship. Chester, Tucker Mouse, and Harry Cat surprisingly become friends, as well as Chester and Mario.
An example is:
- Even though he was reluctant to do it, Tucker used most of his savings to help Chester when Chester accidentally ate the Bellini's $2 bill.
Other themes that can be explored are: loyalty, honesty, family, respect for elders, freedom, and home.
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Student Instructions
Create a storyboard that identifies a theme in The Cricket in Times Square.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Write the theme in the title heading.
- Create an image for three examples that represent this theme.
- Write a description of each of the examples.
- Save and Exit
Lesson Plan Reference
- CCSS: RL.2.2 - Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
- CCSS: RL.3.3 - Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identify Theme(s) | All themes are correctly identified and described. | Some themes are correctly identified. | No themes are correctly identified. |
| Examples of Theme(s) | All examples support the identified theme(s). | Most examples fit the identified theme(s). | Most examples do not fit the theme(s). |
| Illustrate Theme | Images clearly show connection with the theme(s). | Some images help to show the theme. | Images do not help in understanding the theme. |
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