Author's Message

This is the lesson of the story, it is what the author wants you to learn from reading.

• A. topic

• B. details

• C. main idea

• D. central message

What is the message in a story?

• A letter from a friend.

• The main idea that the author wants me to know.

• A sticky note.

• The problem and solution.

What should readers ask themselves to identify the message?

• What is the setting?

• Are the characters animals?

• Do the characters grow or change?

• Do the characters perform magic?

What should you notice about characters when thinking about the message?

• The things characters SAY and DO.

• The characters' clothes.

• The characters' house.

• The authors last name.

What is the message of this story?

• Eat your vegetables.

• Don't brag. Be modest.

• Don't talk to strangers.

• Necessity is the mother of invention.

What can you do to help show your thinking about the story?

• Write a story about my story.

• Ask a classmate.

• Talk to the wall about my book.

• Mark my book with sticky notes to show my thinking.

What things can I mark on a sticky note?

• My favorite color.

• Questions I have, things the characters say, important facts

• I should draw a picture.

• The number of words I have read.

How do you identify the message?

• Daydream while I read.

• Pretend to read.

• Ask myself, "What is the most important part of life this story is about?"

• Ask myself, "What is the setting?"

Can there be more than one message in a story?

• True.

• No, there can't

What is the message of this story?

• Don't steal.

• Don't judge others.

• Being beautiful is the most important thing.

• Swans are prettier than ducks.