Identify the theme

Stories with characters that tell the truth even when faced with negative consequences.

• Friendship
• Perseverance
• Honesty

Stories with characters that form friendships and bonds despite different characteristics.

• Friendship
• Perseverance
• Honesty

Stories with characters that never give up, even when faced with difficult problems or situations.

• Friendship
• Perseverance 
• Honesty

Stories with characters that are brave and are not afraid to face their fears.

• Survival
• Courage
• Family

Stories with characters that differ based on their actions.  Typically with "good" characters and "evil" characters.

• Person vs. Nature
• Love and Friendship
• Good vs. Evil

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the theme of this passage:
Today was Friday and Mark knew that meant it was Fun Friday at school.  All the students were allowed to participate in Fun Friday if they turned in their homework.  Mark walked into class and open his backpack.  He stared inside and froze.  He had left his homework on the counter.  He tried to think quickly, what could he say?  He could tell Mr. Barnes that his little brother had thrown it away.  He could tell him that he dropped it on the bus or he could say that he already turned it in and that Mr. Barnes must have lost it.  "Where's your homework, Mark?" asked Mr. Barnes.  Mark just hung his head, he couldn't tell a lie.  "I left it at home", he said quietly.  

• Friendship
• Honesty
• Perseverance

The theme of the story 

• is a detail.
• is the author's message.
• is the ending.

Making an inference is like...

• having fun with reading!
• reading the beginning of the story.
• reading between the lines.

When you read a book and watch a movie you can ask yourself questions and make inferences to determine the theme. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

In order to understand what we read and see, we must think about ...

• the setting.
• the characters
• the plot, problem and solution
• ALL of these