Theme of Anansi the Spider

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Anansi the Spider Theme


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A theme is a central idea, subject, or message in a story. Many stories have more than one important theme. For this activity, students will identify and illustrate the main theme in Anansi the Spider and support the theme with evidence from the text. One theme is the importance of working together to get the job done. Teachers may choose to assign themes, or have students identify the lessons or themes themselves.



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Objective: Create a storyboard that identifies a recurring theme in Anansi the Spider. Illustrate an example and write a short description.

Student Instructions:

  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. Identify a theme from Anansi the Spider that you wish to include and type it in the heading.
  3. Create an image for an example that represents this theme using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
  4. Write a short description.


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