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Theme & Central Idea

Today we will be talking about Theme & Central idea.

ELAGSE8RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

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​What is a Theme?

The theme is the lesson or moral of a story and a novel. Central Idea

What is a Central Idea? And how do you identify it?

The Central idea also known as the main idea in a brief summary of what the entire story is about. It is easy to find the main idea. The main idea can be found at the beginning of the first paragraph.

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Theme is the

or moral of the story

​Are they both the same or different? Why?

​Both the Central Idea and Theme are not the same because the theme is a lesson or moral in a story or novel. The Central Idea is known as the main idea in a brief summary of what the entire story is about.

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between Theme and Central Idea

• A theme is a lesson or moral of the story, while a central idea is the main idea in a brief summary of what the summary is all about.

• A theme is the author's purpose for writing, while a central idea is the reader's interpretation.
• A theme is the main character of a story, while a central idea is the plot.
• A theme is a general concept or message in a literary work, while a central idea is the main point of a nonfiction text or speech.

Multiple Choice

If theme is the moral or lesson in the story what is Central Idea

• As the main idea in the brief summary of what the story is all about.

• Moral or lesson in a story.

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