Finding Themes

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What is theme?

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The life lesson a reader can learn from reading the story

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Which of the following is an example of theme?

• Love
• Don't forget to feed your gerbil.
• If you stay up all night playing video games, you will be tired.
• Sometimes you have to face your fears in order to conquer them.

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Sometimes you have to face your fears in order to conquer them.

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Can a story have more than one theme?

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True

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Does the theme only apply to the characters in the story and mean nothing to the reader?

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False

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You and your friend found two different themes. You can both be right if

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You both have evidence to support them

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Which of the following is an example of THEME? Options: Carry your laptops with two hands at all times., Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat., How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood., Life is short; make the most of it.

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Life is short; make the most of it.

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Choose the best theme from the story about Dan and Doug's journalism club experience.

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Give credit where credit is due.

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Theme of a story: Fear is more dangerous than any beast, A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army, a fear of heights, "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dogs, too!"

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Fear is more dangerous than any beast

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What is the theme of the story where Tanner's honesty influenced the umpire's decision?

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It pays to be honest.