Theme Review with "Hatchet"

The theme of the story is...

• The people or animals in a story.
• The lesson or moral of the story.
• The where or when in the story.
• The main idea in the story.

In the classic tale of "Beauty and the Beast" the main story line is that girl falls in love with a "beast" not for his appearance but for who he truly is on the inside... what is a possible theme for this story?

• Don't be jealous of others.
• Don't judge others before you get to know them.
• Respect your elders.
• People are the same inside and out.

In the fable "The Lion and the Mouse," the lion spare's the mouse's life by not eating him... then later on in the story the mouse saves the lion from a trap by gnawing through the rope. What is a possible theme for this story?

• Beauty is on the inside.
• Money doesn't buy happiness.
• Mice can save lions.
• No act of kindness goes unrewarded.

Main idea is...

• The life lesson we take away from the story.
• The where and when of the story.
• The climax of the story.
• What the story is mostly about.

Theme or Main Idea? Which will NEVER use character names?

• Theme

• Main Idea

Theme or Main Idea? Which SHOULD use character names?

• Theme

• Main Idea

A possible theme for Hatchet is that the key to survival is hope. Which of the following pieces from the book supports this theme?

• Because Brian is hopeful, he is able to find shelter, food, and water.

• When Brian is discouraged he finds great success.

• Brian thinks back to what his teacher had told him.

• Because Brian is hopeful he is unsuccessful in all he tries.

Brian's plan crashes on his way to visit his father in Canada. Brian must find a way to survive, on his own, in the Canadian wilderness with just a hatchet on his belt.

This is most likely the story's....

• Main Idea

• Theme

• Setting

• Character

A possible theme for Hatchet is to never give up. Which of the following supports this theme?

• Even when Brian reaches his lowest point, he still pushes forward so that he can reach his ultimate goal of survival.

• When Brian misses the plane he reaches a low point and feels he will never be rescued again.

• Brian brainstorms how to use the supplies he has when he is within his first couple of days of isolation.

• Brian gives up trying and just hopes to be found one day.

The boys never expected to get caught stealing the bag of chips, but the security camera caught their theft.

• main idea
• theme