Identifying Theme

When determining a theme, the reader should first consider...

• the illustrations
• the subject or topic
• the title
• the length of the story 

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching. 
• The message the author is sending.
• A word that summarizes the story.
• The character's main problem.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story
• Just read the beginning of the story
• Think about what the character has learned
• Read the ending of the story

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CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA. 

• Theme is a universal lesson, and main idea is what a story is about.
• Theme is what a story is about, and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
  

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
• How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
• Life is short; make the most of it.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the theme of this story?  

• Eat your vegetables.
• Don't brag. Be modest. 
• Don't talk to strangers. 
• What does the fox say?

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A story can have more than one theme.

• true
• false

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The theme is also known as the...

• main conflict in the story
• lesson learned
• resolution to the problem

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A well written theme statement includes character's names and the author.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which is an example of a theme?

• Hatchet
• survival
• Don't lie
• We can solve our own problems by working hard

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2