Theme, Central Idea, Objective Summary

Theme is...

• What the text is about

• The main idea of a text

• The message or lesson in a text

• The setting and characters in a text

Answer explanation

Theme is a text is the lesson or message the reader gets out of the story!

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Central idea is_____.

• The message or lesson in a story

• Where the story takes place

• Who the story is about

• What the story is mainly about

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Select two things that MUST be in an objective summary.

• Your favorite part of the story.

• The main character(s) in the story.

• The title of the story.

• How long the story is.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How many themes can be found in a text?

• one

• No more than 5.

• 10

• More than one, but there is no set amount.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The main details in a text help you determine the...

• Authors point of view

• Theme

• Central idea

• Theme and Central idea

Answer explanation

You HAVE to be able to determine the main details to determine the central idea, and then that helps determine the theme. So both!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

An objective summary should NEVER have...

• Cited evidence

• Your opinion

• Character names

• Text details

Answer explanation

The point of an objective summary is that it is objective, no opinions added!

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which option is an example of a theme?

• Romance

• A story about a dog that saves a cat

• Friendship is stronger than the need to win

• fairytales

Answer explanation

Themes are lessons/messages and are universal. They can be found in multiple stories and relate to everyone!

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

If you want to tell someone what a story is about, you are telling them the...

• Central idea

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Central theme and theme are the same thing.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

An objective summary should be...

• As long as the story.

• 5 paragraphs

• 2-3 sentences

• As short as possible.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2