Theme Review

What is theme?

• an idea/ message about life or human nature

• the title of a story

• how the reader feels about the story

• when and where the story happens

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Theme is NOT...

• a complete sentence

• universal to fit any book or story

• a one word topic

• an idea/message about life

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the acronym used to help you find a story's theme?

• STEAL

• SLIME

• STEAK

• SMILE

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the S in the acronym SLIME stand for?

• Slime

• Story

• Similie

• Subject

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does the L in the acronym SLIME stand for?

• Lesson

• Life

• Learn

• Lemons

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does the I and M in the acronym SLIME stand for?

• Idea and Memory

• Indirect and Message

• Idea and Message

• Indirect and Memory

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does the E in the acronym SLIME stand for?

• Explain

• Evidence

• Effort

• Energy

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

TRUE or FALSE: Theme is DIRECTLY stated in the story.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

TRUE or FALSE: Theme must be INFERRED in a story.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does it mean that theme must be UNIVERSAL?

• The theme has to be able to fit any story

• The theme fits only to one specific story

• The theme has to include specific characters and plot of the story you read

• The theme is written as one word

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2