CCSS . ELA . Literacy . RL . 5.2
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION How will identifying a story ’ s theme help the reader further understand the author ’ s message ?
HOME ALONE – kidsfront . com One day Mr . & Mrs . David went out to attend a wedding . Their two sons Jack and Tom were all alone in the house . At midnight , the doorbell rang . Tom ran and opened the door thinking that his parents were back . But there he found a stranger standing at the door . Actually , he was a burglar . He tied Tom and went to the room to look for valuables . But he was unaware of Jack , the other brother . When Jack saw the thief , he quietly slipped out of the house and complained to the police . The thief got arrested . 1 ) What is the setting ? 2 ) Who are the characters ? 3 ) What is the plot ?
SETTING CHARACTER PLOT
Setting + Character + Plot = THEME