Main Idea Vs Theme

What the story is mostly about

• main idea

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The message, lesson, or moral of a story.

• Main Idea

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

When Julia fell off the monkey bars and broke her arm, she was terrified to go to the emergency room.

• Theme
• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.3

Never give up on something that is important to you.

• Theme
• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

John and Matt want to be firemen.  They want to ride on the big fire truck.  John wants to climb ladders and rescue people from fires.  Matt wants to hold the big hose and spray water on the fires to put them out.
What is the main idea?

• John wants to climb a ladder.
• John and Matt want to be firemen
• Matt wants to hold a fire hose.
• They want to ride on the big fire truck.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What is the difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

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.

• Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years, but she finally decided to tell him the truth.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

Read the following sentence.

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

The sentence above is an example of a ______________.

• plot

• character

• main idea

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

Read the following sentence.

Friendship helps people get through hard times.

The sentence above is an example of a _________________.

• plot

• character

• main idea

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

Read the following sentence.

A woman risks her life to spy for the Union during the Civil War.

The sentence above is an example of a __________________.

• plot

• character

• main idea

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2