Theme

What is the best definition of THEME?

• The location and time of the story.

• The events that occur in a story.

• The universal truth, moral or idea that the author wants to express.

• The author's purpose for writing a story.

What is the difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?

• Theme is a universal lesson, and main idea is what a story is about.

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

• Theme and main idea are exactly the same and do not have any differences.

A novel or movie can have more than 1 theme.

• False

• True

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.

• How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

• Ice cream is the best snack.

• Life can be short; make the most of it.

Where can a reader find the theme?

• It is always stated directly in the text or a movie.

• The reader or viewer must understand what the character has learned by observing their actions, thoughts and dialogue.

• Someone else tells you.

• Books or movies do not have themes.

Read this paragraph and choose the best theme:

• live life to the fullest

• in order to succeed, one has to take risks

• people or animals are safer in a large number - more support and teamwork

• Always preserve because you never know how close you are to succedding

Jim was stacking boxes at work. There was a certain height he had to reach. He stretched his body, but could not reach to place the final box at the top. Antoine happened to see Jim struggling and came to rescue/support him, since he was a foot taller.

What is the theme of this paragraph?

• tall people are the best

• people can be like boxes

• teamwork can accomplish a goal

Kawhi knew his friend was about to receive a negative consequence for not being prepared for English class. This would be the 3rd day in a row of him receiving the consequence: having to miss out from recess. Therefore, Kawhi gave the pencil and paper to his friend. Later, Kawhi was the one who had to stand out from recess since he was the one now unprepared for English class.

What is the theme?

• Don't judge a book by its cover

• Always be honest and loyal

• It might be hard to stand up for your friends and sacrifice is necessary to help others

• Just keep swimming

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

• An old man used to be a farmer.

• A person sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago.

• Your past and mistakes do not define you.

These books have characters who work together to solve a problem or achieve a goal.

What type of books are described above?

• Honesty

• Courage

• Cooperation

• Comical/Funny