Theme vs. Central Idea

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What Common Core Standard discusses theme and/or central idea? Options:

RL.6.1

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RL.6.2

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RL.6.3

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RL.6.4

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RL.6.2

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What does the standard on theme and central idea require students to do?

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Determine the theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed.

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Theme is...

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the lesson or message learned

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Central idea is...

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what the text is mainly about

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Theme is specific to one text and rarely applies to real life.

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False

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Central idea is specific to a story/text and explains what the text is about.

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True

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How do authors develop theme in a text?

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All of the above (Character reactions, Plot, Point of view)

Front

Which of the following statements BEST represents an example of a THEME?

• Tito tried to convince his parents he could handle a puppy by completing tasks around the house.
• Aaliyah and Janice worked together to raise money for a new basketball court.
• Arthur struggled to make new friends after switching to a new school.
• Money does not provide the same happiness as human relationships.

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Money does not provide the same happiness as human relationships.

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Theme in "The Tortoise and the Hare"?

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The winner is the one that perseveres and does not give up when things are difficult.

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Which question is NOT helpful when determining the theme of a text? Options: What lessons did the characters learn or what lessons should they have learned in the text? What is the text "mainly" about? What is the “big-takeaway” or commentary about life that the author wants us to understand after reading the text? What lessons does the author want us as the reader to learn after reading the text?

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What is the text "mainly" about?