Oh well, it's only fifth grade, right?
) ... ..who wants to be free to perceive , express and experience the world on her own terms.
She is supposed to choose an object in a fiction book that symbolizes one of the book's themes (the "sky is blue" example was just that--an example). Separating theme from plot is only one part of her problem... the other is actually drawing the link between the object she chose (Thor's hammer) and the theme (overcoming one's mistakes). So, she comes up with sentences such as "They go on an adventure because they need to find the hammer. Without the hammer, they wouldn't have gone on the adventure." And, in conclusion, "The hammer is important to the story. By using courage, [the main character] learns to conquer his fear and fix his mistake."@CountBoredom what is the theme of your daughter's paper? Is it factual non-fiction/ investigative...or something free form creative fiction/ fantasy? From just the statement "The sky is blue" ...is sounds like she is very visual ...a realistic ...but a very creative realist ....and also a bit of a rebel (5th grader, ah yes..
Of course...not knowing her..that could be me I'm talking about
I can remember my brother and SIL spending many many nights at the kitchen table with my nephew and his homework. He's in his first year of college now, so somewhere along the line he really was listening (so take heart ) 
Sorry, ladies, if those pics were misleading (and Katz too). Those were past winters here. Temps are below freezing already this year, but luckily, the snow has not started yet (at least not the kind that stays here once it falls) and I am trying to build a psychic shield that will help the bad stuff to find someplace else to be this year. I'm too old and too tired to fight all that white crap, yet cannot afford (yet) to move to someplace warmer. When the time is right, we will be able to relocate.
