Theme fourth grade

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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.

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What does Theme mean?

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What the author wants to teach you.

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What are Context Clues?

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Read the sentence, the sentence before, and the sentence after.

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True or False: A well written theme statement includes character's names and the author.

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False.

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What is a Summary?

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Include the important details.

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What is a Theme in literature?

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The underlying message or lesson of a story.

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How can you identify the Main Idea of a text?

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Look for the most important point or message the author is conveying.

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What is the purpose of Context Clues?

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To help readers understand the meaning of unknown words.

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What should a good theme statement avoid?

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Including specific character names or plot details.

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What is the difference between a summary and a theme?

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A summary retells the main points of the story, while a theme expresses the lesson or moral.