Battle of Theme(2/12/2021)-Theme/Summary/Black History

Protagonist

• end
• middle
• main
• morral

What is theme?

• What a story is about

• The lesson of the story

• How the characters behave

• Why things happen in a story

What is central idea?

• What a story is about

• The lesson of the story

• How the characters behave

• Why things happen in a story

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.

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.
• You can severely break your leg while crossing the street.
• Life is short; make the most of it.

Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story?

• how a character is feeling
• a "life lesson" the main character learns
• a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand
• the moral of the story

A story can have more than one theme.

• true
• false

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.
• Always work hard.
• It pays to be honest.
• Teamwork is best.

An author usually does not state the theme in the story. You must use clues and infer his idea.

• True
• False

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

• the illustrations

• the main idea or topic

• the title

• the length of the story