Theme

Introduction

Today you and your partner have been hired by a laprechaun to find the theme of 2 limericks. If you are successful, he has promised his pot of gold!

A limerick is a short poem that has a certain rhythm and rhyme scheme. It is meant to teach a lesson and to be funny. Here's an example:

Process

You can see below that I have listed the process that you should follow while completing your WebQuest. For each story there are 5 steps. They are listed below, so please follow them!  Before beginning, have one copy of the Theme Worksheet for your team ready for use.

Story 1
 
1. Read the story by clicking this link to The Journey of the Noble Gnarble .
2. Discuss the conflict and write down what you think the conflict of the story is.
3. Discuss the resolution and write down what you think the resolution to the conflict is.
4. Discuss what the character learned and write down what you think the character has       learned from the conflict and the resolution.
5. Analyze all of those parts and, together, decide what the theme of the story is.