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Theme Ledger

Students follow two themes through a public-domain story, logging each passage that develops them in a two-column ledger; a chart shows where the themes rise and cross, and they draft an analysis paragraph from their strongest entries.

Play style: Data Desk
Module: Developing Themes with Evidence: Cite strong textual evidence, trace how themes develop and interact, and draw evidence into analysis
Grade: Grades 9-12 · English Language Arts
Standards: RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.2 W.9-10.9 RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.2 W.11-12.9
Collection: Evidence

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