Theme

What is theme?

• the message about life that the author expresses

• the time and location of a story- the setting

• sequence of events- beginning, middle, end of a story

• the main events summarized

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is a theme?

• a story line- the plot and the conflict

• the topic/subject of a story

• a universal (big world) message about life

• what the story is mostly about

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the main idea of a story?

• A one word topic about what a story is about

• the message about life that an author expresses

• the sequence of events in a story- beginning, middle, end

• a general description of what the story is mostly about

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The important parts of the beginning, middle, and end of the story is a

• thesis

• summary

• theme

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does theme add to a story?

• More information about the plot

• An important message or "advice"

• Motivation for the characters' actions

• Dialogue between the characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is called the

• thesis
• summary
• theme
• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for theme?

• message

• moral

• life lesson

• main idea

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

A story can have more than one theme.

• true
• false

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

How do you justify (support) your theme?

• with text evidence

• summarizing the story

• you can't

• summarizing the plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.W.8.9A

Which of these is not related to theme?

• a life lesson that the character learns

• a lesson learned from a character changing

• how a character is feeling

• the message of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2