Theme!

Theme is

• A topic

• Message or moral of the story; the life lesson

• A summary

• Specific lesson to the book

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A theme is universal when

• It applies to you

• It applies to your dog

• It applies to everyone in the world

• Americans

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When we track the development of a theme throughout a story, we should mention what happens at

• the beginning

• the middle

• the end

• all of the above

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This is an example of a universal theme: America is the land of the free and we shouldn't take it for granted.

• true

• false

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This is an example of a universal theme: We shouldn't take what we have for granted

• true

• false

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"Love" is a theme

• true

• false

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The best pizza comes from

• Dominos

• Pizza Hut

• Papa John's

• It's not delivery, it's DiGiorno's

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"Love" is a topic

• true

• false

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Why are themes important in literature?

• They're not

• Because

• They help us learn about ourselves and others

• They teach us themes

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Which of the following are themes? Check all that apply

• War

• Enjoy the small things

• We all have something to contribute to the world

• Pizza rocks

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