Main Idea and Theme

What is a theme?

• Option 1what the story is mostly about.*
• The lesson or moral of the story.
• What happens in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is a main idea?

• Option 1what the story is mostly about.*
• The lesson or moral of the story.
• What happens in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the theme of this story?

• Preston argued with the teacher, but Amelia saved the day.
• Good always conquers bad.
• Amelia caught the soda that Preston threw.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the main idea of this story?

• Preston argued with the teacher, but Amelia saved the day.
• Good always conquers bad.
• Amelia caught the soda that Preston threw.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the theme of this passage?

• Be prepared for your surroundings
• The other hikers didn't bring enough gear.
• The men were stuck in a blizzard, and they survived because David was prepared.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Be prepared for your surroundings
• The other hikers didn't bring enough gear.
• The men were stuck in a blizzard, and they survived because David was prepared.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the theme of this passage?

• Believe in yourself.
• Anthony was running for the first time at his new school, and he was nervous about how he would do and what others would think.
• Anthony missed his old friends in Dallas.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Charlie mowed the lawn to get his sister a headband.
• Charlie's parents wouldn't buy him the new Transformer, so he came up with a plan to earn the money.
• Don't let obstacles get in the way of something you want.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the theme of this passage?

• Charlie mowed the lawn to get his sister a headband.
• Charlie's parents wouldn't buy him the new Transformer, so he came up with a plan to earn the money.
• Don't let obstacles get in the way of something you want.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Believe in yourself.
• Anthony was running for the first time at his new school, and he was nervous about how he would do and what others would think.
• Anthony missed his old friends in Dallas.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2