Step one: Find parts where a Step two: Step three: REMEMBER: The theme is the

character faced a challenge.

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message or lesson the author wants
Ask yourself, “How does the Look at how the character
you to learn about the poem.
character respond to this responded over-all to determine a
challenge?” lesson/theme. The theme is also something you
can apply universally, not just in this
poem.

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The main character is: In the beginning, the character responds to the Each response of the character: I know the theme of the poem is
challenge by

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In the middle, he responds by

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because the author said
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His final response is

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A step-by-step procedure for guiding students to identify the theme of a poem.

Use the poem, Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer as a model.