Theme

What is theme

• The central, underlying and controlling idea or insight of a work of literature

• What the story is about

• The main idea

• Where the story takes place

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is an example of a theme?

• The little red riding hood is about a grandma being eaten

• The little boy who cried wolf is supposed to teach readers not to lie

• the birthday cake song is very exciting

• a theme is wear a reader finds the plot in a story

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How do you find a theme?

• Find the lesson the protagonist learned in the resolution

• Find what the story is about

• See what the protagonist did to create the plot

• Find out who the main character is

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which statement is true

• The theme is the main idea of a story

• Themes are only in fictional stories

• Themes make people happy

• The theme of a story can be summarized to the lesson learned

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The theme is NOT

• a single word

• the lesson learned in the story

• what the writers wishes to convey about the subject

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read the following story:

There was once a princess that loved gowns, diamonds, and all sorts of jewels. One day she meets a poor boy who doesn't have much and later falls in love with him. The king makes the princess choose between her riches and the boy. The girl chooses the riches but later becomes sad and lonely. She then decides to go back to the boy for forgiveness but he already found another girl.

What is the theme of the story.

• Money can't buy one happiness

• One will always find love in anything they want

• Money is awesome

• Money doesn't affect anything it just makes thing better

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the theme of the three little pigs

• bricks are good

• straws are good

• twigs are good

• taking your time to do something right pays off

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the theme of the ugly duckling

• all ducks are ugly

• don't judge a book by its cover

• ugly people arer bad

• books are meant to be judged.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

Why are themes so important to a story?

• they help teach the reader a lesson

• they give the story a deeper meaning

• they sound cool

• can help move the plot along in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

what is the theme of the boy who cried wolf?

• kids are untrustworthy

• people don't believe what kids say

• don't lie

• wolves aren't real

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2