Theme Exit Ticket Review

What is a correct theme?

• Love

• Honesty

• Being honest can be tough in the moment, but pays off in the long run.

Which of the following is a correct way to write a theme?

• Cinderella’s evil stepsisters learn that if you’re a bad person, good things won’t happen to you.

• People who are cruel will often get what they deserve and will not be rewarded.

Which of the following is a correct theme?

• Family is good.

• Family will support you, even when the rest of the world doubts you.

Why is this a bad theme? Nemo learns that you need to trust yourself.

• It is NOT bigger than the text.

• It is NOT specific.

• It is a good theme.

Why is this a bad theme? Friends are important.

• It is NOT bigger than the text.

• It is NOT a sentence.

• It is NOT specific.

Is this a good theme? Asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness.

• Yes

• No

Can there be more than one theme in a text?

• Yes

• No

Step 1 to identify a theme is to...

• start writing "the author believes that..."

• list topics from the text

• think about the characters and their decisions, motivations, and conflicts.

The 2nd step to identifying theme is to list the topics.

• True

• False

After writing out the theme, you should keep the phrase "the author believes that..."

• True

• False