Theme

The THEME of a story is the...

• main character

• message about life the author expresses

• sequence of events

• short summary about the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a main idea?

• the main character in a story

• the message about life the author expresses

• the sequence of events in a story

• a description of the story

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Which one could be a THEME of a story?

• Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

• A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army.

• a fear of heights

• "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A toad and a lizard learn to get along while on a journey through the wilderness.

The sentence above is an example of a...

• plot

• character

• main idea

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is a summary?

• a short explanation of a text

• a persuasive argument about a text

• a movie based off of a book

• a theme or universal lesson

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What NEVER (nunca) goes in a SUMMARY?

• The main idea

• The theme

• Your opinion

• Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What are the 6 W's?

• Who, what, where, when, why, how

• We, were, walk, win, wood, well

• Who, somebody, beginning, subject, end, go

• somebody, wanted, but, so, then

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C