Common Core
4.8.A
4 lessons teach this standard. Every lesson is interactive, and every one prints as a worksheet with a separate answer key.
Grade 4 Reading · Chapter 3 · Lesson 1
A theme is a claim, and the story argues for it.
Grade 4 Reading · Chapter 3 · Lesson 2
Finding Theme in What Characters Learn
A story shows its theme where someone changes, and where they do not.
Grade 4 Reading · Chapter 3 · Lesson 3
Four ways a theme can go wrong, and a test for each.
Grade 4 Reading · Chapter 3 · Lesson 4
Two very different stories can argue the same claim.