Theme and Development

Theme Development

By Domonique Davis

Open Ended

What is the theme of the passage? (Make an Inference and Cite Evidence to Support).

Open Ended

What is the theme of the passage? (Make an Inference and Cite Evidence to Support).

Open Ended

What is the theme of the passage? (Make an Inference and Cite Evidence to Support).

Multiple Choice

What does it mean when a theme is stated?

• You say the theme out loud.

• Someone else says the theme out loud.

• The author tells the reader directly what the theme of the story is.

• All of these.

Multiple Choice

What does it mean when the theme is implied?

• It is a secret.

• You can't figure out the theme by reading the story.

• The author tells the reader directly what the theme of the story is.

• The reader has to make an inference or educated guess about the theme.

Multiple Choice

Little Things by Ebeneze Cobham Brewer

Little drops of water,

Little grains of sand,

Make the mighty ocean

And the pleasant land.

Thus the little minutes,

Humble though they be,

Make the mighty agesOf eternity.

"Little Things" shares a message with readers. Which choice best represents that message?

• The minutes tick by slowly

• Never underestimate the power of a child

• Drops of water and grains of sand are very small

• The small things are as important as the big things