THEME CONCEPTS

The theme of a story must NOT

• mention any specific event, character, or setting from the story

• be written as a complete sentence

• be implicit

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

Themes MUST...

• tell us how the characters change throughout the story

• be clearly stated at the end of the story

• be written as a complete sentence

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

TOPIC

• is an issue or matter dealt with in a piece of writing

• does not help you to find the theme of a story

• must be written as a complete sentence.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

THEME

• is the central idea, message, or universal truth

• MUST be clearly stated by the author

• is expressed as a single word

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

With the exception of fables, themes are always...

• clearly stated at the end of the story

• explicitly stated by the author

• inferred by the reader

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

Theme is often revealed by

• the title

• character changes

• the author

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Universal truth...(choose 2)

• is another term for theme

• is always expressed as a single word

• is an idea that is valid in all times and places

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

Theme is NEVER...

• implicit; you must infer the theme

• expressed as a single word

• often symbolizes something important

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

EXPLICIT

• means the author comes right out and directly states something

• is an issue or matter dealt with in a piece of writing

• means that something has to be inferred by the reader

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

IMPLICIT

• the author comes right out and states something directly

• means that something is expressed as a single word

• the author hints at something instead of coming right out and saying it

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1