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Fifth graders explore the theme of a story by identifying the effects of a character's decision. In this theme study lesson, 5th graders refer to the events in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Students discuss as a whole class how the character's decisions effected the outcome of the story. Students use this information to identify the theme of the text and complete the included worksheet.

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the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, c.s. lewis, the chronicles of narnia, literary themes, literary elements

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the lion the witch and the wardrobe, theme analysis, themes of a text, english language arts
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5th
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English Language Arts
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1 hr
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