State That Theme!

The theme of a story is the 

• main character
• message about life that the author expresses
• sequence of events
• short summary of what the story is about

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following could be the 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!"

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

• A 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother.

• A small apartment in Marfa, Texas.

• Telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.

• Essie lied to her brother about her identitiy for two years, but she finally decided to tell him the truth.

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

• Your past does not define you.

• Returning home after a long time.

• A man sees a group of people he used to work for a long time ago.

• An old man who used to be a farmer.

^{Read the following sentence.} 
A toad and a lizard learn to get along while on a journey through the wilderness. 
_{The sentence above is an example of a...} 

• plot
• character
• summary/main idea
• theme 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

_{Read the following sentence}

Friendship helps people get through hard times.

_{This sentence above is an example of...}

• plot

• character

• main idea

• theme

War destroys human values.  This is an example of a 

• plot
• main idea
• fable
• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A novel can have more than one theme.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A theme should always be written as...

• a sentence or statement.

• a phrase.

• one or two words.

• a brief summary of 5-8 sentences.

What is theme?

• The subject an author writes about in the story.

• The life lesson a reader can learn from reading the story.

• The main symbol the author uses in the story.

• The changes the character goes through in the story.