What is theme?

Can you guess what the theme of the story might be?

• Is it the main character?

• Could it be the message about life that the author expresses?

• Is it the sequence of events?

• Or, is it a short summary of what the story is about?

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Can you guess the possible theme of a story from the following options?

• Is it about how honesty, even though it might hurt, is always better than deceit?

• Could it be about a 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother?

• Or is it about Essie, who hid her true identity from her brother for two years, but finally decided to reveal the truth?

• Maybe it's about life in a small apartment in Marfa, Texas?

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___does not equal theme.

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Hey, do you think the theme is exclusive to the characters only?

• Absolutely!

• Nope, not at all!

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Let's play a game! Can you identify all the elements that define what a theme is?

• A moral of the story

• A life-lesson learned

• A message conveyed

• An evidence presented

• An opinion expressed

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Themes are_____, meaning that they apply to you and me.

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Let's play a game! Imagine you're a detective and you've just discovered a theme. But wait! For it to be accurate, it must be phrased as an opinion. So, what do you think happens next?

• Everyone must agree to it, right?

• Or maybe, everyone must disagree with it?

• Could it be that individuals must either agree or disagree to it?

• Or just have fun with it, perhaps?

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Pop quiz time! If one-word answers are stated as themes, they're not really themes. Can you guess what they're actually called?

• subjects

• themes

• life-lessons

• morals

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Can you guess what the theme of the story might be?

• Is it the main character?

• Could it be the message about life that the author expresses?

• Is it the sequence of events?

• Or, is it a short summary of what the story is about?

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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Can you guess the theme of a story from the following options?

• Being scared of heights

• "I'm coming for you, and your little dog too!"

• A courageous young girl disguises herself as a man and replaces her father in the army.

• Fear is a more formidable foe than any beast.

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