Esperanza Rising Theme Posters in 5th Grade

 

Today I had the opportunity to talk to the scholars in  Mrs. Larison's homeroom.  Today in Ms. Piatt's class, they created theme posters from the book Esperanza Rising.  The students report they wrote 3.8 paragraphs (an introduction, three supports, three explanations of the supports, and a concluding sentence) to explain the theme of the book.  According to the students, the theme is a life lesson.  Many themes were listed by the students.  1.  You can't go back to the past.  2.  Life is not complete without struggles.