Theme VS Main Idea

Front

Theme of the story?

Back

Look both ways before crossing the street.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

Theme of Tanner's baseball game incident:

Back

It helps to be honest.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

John and Matt aspire to be firemen, wanting to ride the fire truck, climb ladders, and spray water on fires.

Back

John and Matt want to be firemen.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital and saw the nurses' kindness. She wants to help sick people as a nurse.

Back

Jenny wants to be a nurse.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

Frog sat by pond, still & camouflaged. Caught a bug with his tongue. Main idea?

Back

Frogs eat bugs.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Front

Difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?

Back

Theme: universal lesson; Main Idea: story's content.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

"Never give up on something important" is a...

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

Not good listeners.

Back

Main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

Difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?

Back

Theme is a universal lesson; main idea is what the story is about.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

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

Back

theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2