Theme Small Groups

Theme

Let's use a video short to practice finding the theme of a story!

Let's Review!

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Stories can only have one theme.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: The theme of a story is basically the same as a summary or main idea.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a theme?

• If you give people a chance, they might surprise you.

• Chris didn't expect Ben to help him with his project.

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Everyone will get the EXACT SAME theme when reading/watching a story.

• True- everyone sees stories in the same way

• False- everyone is different and may take away a different theme

Let's watch a video short!

Can you identify a theme of the story?

Open Ended

What theme can you infer from the video short?

(What message does the creator want you to take away?)