The theme of a story is the...

• the most important part off the story
• the setting and characters
• lesson the author wants the reader to learn
• the battle between the antagonist and protagonist

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Which is an example of a theme?

• Hatchet
• survival
• The wicked stepmother shouldn't have been so mean to Cinderella
• We can solve our own problems by working hard

A theme should be a complete sentence or statement, not just one word. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

Stories and movies can have multiple themes.

• True
• False

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A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river-intending to take the bigger bone from the other dog.  Unfortunately, he found himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?

• Be honest.
• Greed can lead to negative consequences.
• Always share your things with others.
• Be respectful to others.

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A theme should always be written as...

• A complete sentence or statement
• A phrase
• One or two words
• A brief summary of the plot

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Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
• You can severely break your leg while crossing the street.
• Life is short; make the most of it.

The theme is a lesson learned in the story; the moral of the story.

• True
• False

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A good way to find the theme is to...

• look for the setting of the story
• examine how a character's traits are developed in the beginning of the story
• focus on how happy or sad a character is
• look at the decisions a character makes and what happens because of those decisions

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story
• Just read the beginning of the story
• Think about what the character has learned
• Read the ending of the story

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