Review Theme, Author's Purpose, Text Structure and Inferencing

What do we call the central message or main idea of a story?

• Topic
• Theme
• Concept
• Conflict

When determining a theme, the reader should first consider...

• the illustrations
• the subject or topic
• the title
• the length of the story 

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching. 
• The message the author is sending.
• A word that summarizes the story.
• The character's main problem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA. 

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)

• Persuade, Inform, Electrify
• Perform, Infer, Entertain
• Persuade, Inform, Educate
• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you
• Make people angry
• Make people think the opposite thing
• Make people fall in love

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

Inform means...

• Give informal speech
• Give information
• Take the form
• Give in a form

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Entertain means...

• To make people scared
• To make people sad
• To make people enjoy something
• To go to the circus

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

What is the author's purpose?
A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad.

• Entertain
• Inform
• Persuade

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

What is the author's purpose?
A note from your friend asking you to be his science partner.

• Entertain
• Inform
• Persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.6