Theme vs. Main Idea

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In a piece of narrative text, what is the "theme"?

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A message the author is trying to get across to the reader

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Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story? Options: how a character is feeling, a "life lesson" the main character learns, a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand, the moral of the story

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how a character is feeling

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A theme should always be written as...

Back

A sentence or statement

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THEME

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A universal truth, moral, or idea that the author wants to express. 

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What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?

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Theme is a universal lesson and main idea is what a story is about.

Front

What does the MAIN IDEA of a story tell the reader?

Back

What the story is about 

Front

What is the theme of this story? Options: Don't be greedy., Work together., Respect your elders., Don't steal.

Back

Don't be greedy.

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What is the theme of this story? Options: Don't be lazy., Have as much fun as you can before you die., Don't steal., Look before you leap.

Back

Don't be lazy.

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What is the theme of this story? Options: Don't steal., Don't judge others. You don't know what they are capable of., Being beautiful is the most important thing., Swans are prettier than ducks.

Back

Don't judge others. You don't know what they are capable of.

Front

What is the theme of this story? Options: Slowly but surely wins the race., Don't be lazy., We are stronger together than we are apart., If you try to go on your own, you will get eaten by a big fish.

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We are stronger together than we are apart.