Theme

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Theme of a story:

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message about life that the author expresses

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Main idea:

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Description of what the story is mainly about.

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Theme of a story: Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

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Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

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Theme of a story:

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Truth may cause pain, but it's better than lying.

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Theme of a story:

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Your past does not define you.

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A toad and a lizard learn to get along on a journey through the wilderness.

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main idea.

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Friendship helps people get through hard times.

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theme.

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A woman risks her life to spy for the Union during the Civil War. This is an example of a:

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main idea.

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Theme of the story: Tai's guitar journey reflects the effort and rewards of learning.

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Hard work can bring great rewards.

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How to determine the theme?

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Consider what the character has learned.