Theme

What is the theme of a story?

• The main topic in a story

• The lesson or moral of a story that can be applied to your llife

• Main Idea

• Lesson

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Which of the following could be a theme in a story? Select ALL that apply!

• Teamwork makes the dreamwork!

• Never trust a robot, or they will hack you till they get all of your info.

• Even though something may seem bad, there is a little bit of good in everything.

• Robots are totally rad!

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Is the theme important?

• YES TOTALLY!!!!

• NO WAY!!!

• Kind of, I guess?

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The theme of a story can be ____________

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What can help me find the theme of a story?

• Google

• Siri

• Text Evidence

• Five Literary Elements

• Your brain

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

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What are the five literary elements?

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Write a short story with a common theme!

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What was the common theme of your short story?

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Finding the theme of a text can help you with which skill?

• Main Idea

• Summarizing

• Talking

• Essay

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Why do we find the theme? (Other than to summarize)

• To better comprehend/understand a text

• Write a similar story

• Annotate

• No other reason

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

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