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00:06	E readers . It's just such a great day for
00:08	reading poetry outside , and that's what I've been doing
00:11	. I've been using this poem to help me figure
00:14	out theme really , like finding themes when I'm reading
00:17	stories or poems . It really helps me understand in
00:21	poems and stories . So what is a theme ?
00:25	It's not what the story is about , but it's
00:27	what the story is really about . So I'll give
00:30	you an example . When I look at stories when
00:32	I look at poems , the first thing I do
00:35	is I try to figure out from the details .
00:37	What is this story or poem ? Mostly about thin
00:40	. I move on and I try to think .
00:42	Huh ? What is this story or poem ? Have
00:44	to do with my life now , To find the
00:46	theme , I have to relate the poem not just
00:49	to my life but thio Everybody's life . How could
00:52	this poem , er story affect everyone ? What does
00:55	that have to do with everyone's life ? I'll show
00:58	you what I mean with a couple of poems of
01:00	my own . This poem is called Listen to the
01:04	Masn's by Shel Silverstein . Listen to the Masn's child
01:09	. Listen to the dome . Listen to the shouldn't
01:12	The impossible's the wants . Listen to the never halves
01:16	. Then listen close to me . Anything can happen
01:19	, child . Anything could be . When I'm trying
01:23	to determine the theme of this poem , I have
01:26	to think back and decide . What is this poem
01:30	mostly about ? Well , ah , lot of the
01:33	words . I see our words like Mustn't don't shouldn't
01:39	and won't All of these remind me of people who
01:42	say I can't do something Then I like to look
01:48	at the very last line of the poem in this
01:51	poem . It says Anything can happen , Child ,
01:55	anything could be . Now that last line of the
01:58	poem is important . It's the one you remember after
02:02	you're done reading it . So I know that this
02:04	line is important . It's so different than the rest
02:08	of the poem . The rest of this poem reminds
02:11	me of the people who say I can't do something
02:14	, but the last line says anything can happen .
02:17	It makes me think that I can do anything .
02:20	When I think about thes two parts of the poem
02:24	, I decided that the theme is probably even though
02:27	people will say that you can't do something . Always
02:31	remember that anything is possible if you just put your
02:35	mind to it . How to paint a donkey by
02:39	Naomi she of nine . She said the head was
02:42	too large . The Who's too small . I could
02:46	clean my paint brush , but I couldn't get rid
02:49	of that voice . While they watched . I crumpled
02:52	him . Let us blue body stay in my hand
02:56	. I cried . When he hit the can ,
02:58	she smiled . I could try again . Maybe this
03:02	is what I unfold in the dark , deciding for
03:06	the rest of my life that donkey was just the
03:10	right size . Let's look at the details of this
03:14	poem , and then we can figure out what this
03:16	poem is about . The first line say , She
03:19	said the head was too large , the hooves too
03:22	small . Someone must have told the author that a
03:26	painting that she made didn't look right . We know
03:30	that the author feels bad about this because later ,
03:33	she says , I could clean my paint brush ,
03:36	but I couldn't get rid of that voice . She
03:38	can't stop thinking about someone else's criticism of her work
03:44	. Now she throws the donkey picture away , it
03:48	says . I cried when he hit the can .
03:51	The can must mean a trash can . Now let's
03:56	pay special attention to the last signs of this poem
03:59	. Poets know that because those lines come last will
04:02	remember them the most . So they usually put important
04:05	things in these lines , this says , deciding for
04:10	the rest of my life that donkey was just the
04:13	right size . The pope believes that this picture was
04:17	perfect the way she made it , even if someone
04:20	else that it didn't look right . She makes a
04:23	decision for the rest of her life . This is
04:25	a life changing decision for her . It's probably something
04:29	that she'll dio whenever anybody judges her artwork in the
04:32	future . After reading the details , what do you
04:37	think this poem is mostly about ? Pay close attention
04:40	to those last lines . I think this poem is
04:46	about someone judging your artwork and saying it doesn't look
04:49	right when in fact it looks just the way that
04:52	you intended it to . This poem reminds me of
04:55	my own experience . When I was a kid ,
04:57	I do this picture of myself . I had this
04:59	big head in this little body . I thought it
05:01	was a great picture , but my classmates laughed at
05:04	it . now thinking back . I still think it
05:06	was a great picture , and I wish I wasn't
05:08	worried about what my classmates thought of it . Now
05:11	let me take what I know about how this poem
05:14	reminds me of my life and see if I can
05:16	make it related . Thio everyone's life so I could
05:18	find the theme . Now if I think hard ,
05:21	I start to think that this poem is really about
05:24	art and how , whenever you make art Onley person
05:29	who you should care about , the only opinion that
05:31	matters is your own . So that's what I think
05:34	the theme of this so readers . The next time
05:37	that you're reading a poem or a story , think
05:40	to yourself . What are the details of this poem
05:43	Tell me , is what the story is about this
05:46	poem is about . Then think , How does this
05:49	poem her story relate to me ? News what you
05:51	know about the poem relating to you and try to
05:53	get that poem to relate to everyone . Once you
05:56	find how a poem or story relates to everyone's life
05:59	, then you've found the theme

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Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

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