Reading

A message or idea about life is a...

• theme

• fact

• key detail

• folktale

A theme is developed by...

• problems

• gossip

• key details

• letter

What is one way to determine a theme?

• pictures in the story

• how characters respond to a challenge

• read the story

• identify the characters

Analyzing the characters actions, words, and interactions help to..

• identify the main character

• retell the story

• understand the characters

• know the vocabulary

What can you learn from a theme?

• how to behave

• how to identify key words

• a life lesson

• how to analyze words in the story