Theme vs Main Idea and More...

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This is a central message, lesson, or moral of the story.

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Theme

Front

This tells what the story is mostly about. It's like a one-sentence summary.

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Main Idea

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Choose the theme from the choices below: The tortoise and the hare had a race., The tortoise was a show-off., Slow and steady wins the race., The hare was determined.

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Slow and steady wins the race.

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Choose the main idea from the choices below: Teamwork makes the dream work., Working together makes you stronger., The team won the game when they worked together., Hard work pays off.

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The team won the game when they worked together.

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Is this an example of theme or main idea? George tries to take care of Lennie but eventually realizes that he can’t.

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Main Idea

Front

This provides specific details about the text.

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Main Idea

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What is the main point of the sentence: "The boys never expected to get caught stealing the bag of chips, but the security camera caught their theft."?

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Main Idea

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What is the difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?

Back

Theme is a universal lesson and the main idea is what the story is about.

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Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story? Options: how a character is feeling, a "life lesson" the main character learns, a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand, the moral of the story

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how a character is feeling

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What is the main idea of a text?

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It is what the story is mostly about.