Theme vs. Main Idea

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Main idea of a text:

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is what the story is mostly about

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A text can have multiple themes.

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True

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Theme in a story

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The lesson about life in the story

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Difference between theme and main idea?

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

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Theme of the story about hardworking ants and a lazy grasshopper:

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Don't be lazy

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Main idea of the passage: Fears change as children grow up.

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Fears change as people grow up

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Main idea of the passage: Care for glasses.

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Many steps to take care of glasses.

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Theme of Tanner's baseball game incident:

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It pays to be honest.

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Theme of the story: Mr. Grasshopper dances while Mr. Ant works hard for winter. Grasshopper ignores Ant's advice and suffers later.

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Work before you play.

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Theme: A thirsty crow finds a pitcher with little water. He drops pebbles to raise the water level and drinks.

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Be persistent