Theme in a Story

Theme is

• a lesson.

• a moral.

• a message.

• All of these!

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Love is stronger than hate.

• THEME

• NOT A THEME

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True courage comes from believing in yourself.

• THEME

• NOT A THEME

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It is more important to be kind than to be popular.

• THEME

• NOT A THEME

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The theme of a story can tell the reader more about ​ ​ (a)   nature or ​ (b)   in general. It is what the author wants the reader to learn or ​ (c)   from reading the story.

• human

• life

• realize

• change

• impact

• animal

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What is the theme of the story?​ ​ (a)  

• Winning isn't everything. Cheaters never win.

• Winning is everything.

• Second place is not a winner.

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In a world where you can choose to be anything, be kind.

• THEME

• NOT A THEME

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A good theme

• is a sentence, not just 1 word.

• can apply to many different texts.

• teaches a lesson.

• All of these!

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Which of these is NOT a theme?

• Watching cartoons is only for babies.

• Find what you love in life.

• Money can't cure unhappiness.

• The truth will always come to light.

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TRUE OR FALSE: A theme should be able to apply to MORE than 1 story.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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