Themes and Embedding Evidence

A Theme is...

• A summary of the story or poem

• An important topic the author brings up

• What the author believes/is saying about a specific topic

• Always stated in the text

These three things start off a theme statement

• The genre, title, and author

• The page number, Author, and subject

• Transition, dependent clause, and context

• None of these

This is a Theme Statement:

In the poem "Don't Nobody" Jason Reynolds suggests that the theme is loss because it's important.

• True

• False

This is a Theme Statement:

In the short film "Piper" Pixar Studios suggests innovation in the face of adversity can lead to prosperous results.

• True

• False

This is a theme statement:

Stephanie Meyer's novel Twilight suggests that love, if taken to extremes, can be more destructive than positive.

• True

• False

This is a theme statement:

The theme of "The Middle Drawer" by Jason Reynolds is grief because the drawer is crooked like a tooth.

• True

• False

Which of these is an example of a theme?

• Funny

• Children

• Anger

• Honor

Identify the correct citation

• "Rule number 3" (Reynolds 26).

• "Rule Number 3." Page 26.

• "Rule number 3 (Jason Reynolds pg 26)."

• "Rule number 3." (line 7 page 26).

Match the following

• Transition word

• when

• Topic/Subject

• short film

• dependent clause word

• Fate

• Citation

• (Reynolds 70).

• genre

• Significantly,

In order to embed a quote, you have to give _________ which lets the reader know what is happening in the scene