In today’s class, we reviewed the literary term "theme". We discussed the fact that theme is what can be learned from a story; it is the central message. We also discussed that the theme is not explicitly stated but inferred and that theme is a big picture idea and not just an action occurring in the story. Next, Will practiced finding the theme in several passages. He grasped the concept by the end of this lesson, and he was able to articulate his reasoning. After this lesson, we reviewed Chapter 6 of “Lord of the Flies”, and he shared his responses to the comprehension questions. We discussed the emerging themes in the text and revisited the essential questions. For homework, he will be reading Chapter 7 and answering comprehension questions.