Theme (and "The Fox and the Goat")

The theme of a story is the

• short summary of what the story is about.

• message about life that the author expresses.

• main character.

What is a main idea?

• a description of what the story is mostly about

• the sequence of events in a story

• the main character in a story

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

• Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

• 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."

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

• a 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother

• a small apartment in Marfa, Texas

• Telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.

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

• an old man who used to be a farmer

• Your past does not define you.

• A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago.

I read a story. Then, I told my friend, that the __________ was a toad and a lizard learn to get along while on a journey through the wilderness.

• main idea

• theme

• setting

My friend told me that the _________ of the story she read was friendship helps people get through hard times.

• plot

• main idea

• theme

What is a fable?

• an article with many details and facts

• a short story that teaches a moral or life lesson

• a short story that is about fantasy lands and creatures