Theme Vocabulary

The theme of the story is the

• main character

• sequence of events in a story

• message about life that the author is trying to express

• a short summary about what the story is about

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the main idea?

• the main character in a story

• the sequence of events in a story

• the message about life that the author expresses

• a description of what the story is mostly about

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Which of the following could be a theme of the story?

• a 35 year old woman named Rebecca

• a small apartment in Chico, CA

• Telling the truth might be hard, but in the end, its better than lying

• Rebecca lied to her brother about crashing his car

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Which of the following is a possible theme?

• Fear is more dangerous than any beast

• Fear of heights

• A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army

• "I'll get you my pretty, and your little dog, too"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Read the following sentence

A toad and a lizard learn to get along while on a journey through the wilderness.

This sentence is an example of

• plot

• character

• theme

• main idea

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Read this sentence

Friendship helps people get through hard times.

The sentence above is an example of a

• plot

• character

• main idea

• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is the definition of universal

• the main idea of a story

• a lesson taught in a story

• relating to or experienced by all people

• to win against all odds

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

How are you feeling about today's lesson?

• I really understand this

• I am feeling good but still need some help

• I am very confused

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4