Theme Main Idea

Which of these is NOT an example of theme?

• Honesty

• Friendship

• Aggies

• Love

Which of these questions helps you find the theme of a story?

• What is this book about?

• What did the main character learn?

• Where does this story take place?

• What is the main character's name?

What is the definition of theme?

• The underlying meaning a writer explores in a literary work.

• The plot of the story.

• Why the author wrote the story.

• A reoccurring topic in an author's literary works.

Which of these things is NOT related to the theme of a story?

• The "life lesson" the character learns in the story.

• The moral of the story.

• The "big idea" that people can understand from reading the story.

• The character's names in the story.

What is the definition of main idea?

• What the story is about.

• The moral of the story.

• The message behind the story.

• The reason why the author wrote the story.

Why are theme and main idea important?

• They're cool!

• The author said so.

• They help you understand the story better!

• Queen Rev said so.

A story can have more than one theme.

• True

• False

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story

• Just read the beginning of the story

• Think about what the character has learned

• Read the ending of the story

The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching. 

• The message the author is sending.

• A word that summarizes the story.

• The character's main problem.

Unlike the topic of literature, a theme ...

• can be expressed in one word

• always shows the setting

• is always stated directly in the text

• cannot be just one word