Theme in Literature Practice

The theme of a story is the...

• main character

• message about life that the author expresses

• sequence of events

• short summary of what the story is about

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following are true statements about theme? Choose as many as you want. Theme is...

• a 1-2 word topic that appears over and over in a text

• a moral, life lesson, message or meaning

• stated explicitly in the text

• a debatable opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What could be the theme of a story?

• Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

• A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army.

• A fear of heights

• "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What could be a theme of a story?

• a 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother

• A small apartment in Marfa, Texas

• Telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.

• Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years, but she finally decided to tell him the truth.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following statements about theme is TRUE?

• Authors NEVER use the same theme twice

• Themes only repeat in short stories

• All poems have the same theme

• The same themes can occur in different stories/different authors

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Themes are about the big picture.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What could be a theme of a story?

• Your past does not define you.

• Returning home after a long time

• A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago.

• An old man who used to be a farmer

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Friendship helps people get through hard times. This sentence is an example of a...

• plot

• character

• summary

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A general insight in literature that the story reveals. They have messages from the writer, as interpreted by the readers.

• conflicts

• characters

• theme

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Themes are the __________ at the core of a story--they help us understand truths not only in the text but also in the world.

• major conflicts

• central or key ideas

• repetition

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2