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In a piece of narrative text, what is the "theme"?

• What the story is about
• The topic of the text
• A message the author is trying to get across to the reader
• Where and when the story happens

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is a question you can ask yourself when identifying theme?

• Who is the main character?

• How did the character grow or change?

• What is the setting?

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is a question you can ask yourself when identifying theme?

• What message is the author trying to send?

• What are the main character's traits?

• What is the climax?

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

The author tells you exactly what the theme is.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Which of these would be a good example of theme in a story?

• math is difficult
• if you steal money, something bad will happen to you

• Dogs make people happy

• Respect others and they will respect you.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

One way to figure out the theme is to ____.

• Skim through the story.

• Read the beginning of the story.

• Think about what the character has learned.

• Read the ending of the story.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

"You can do it!" shouted her father, as he pushed Chloe and let go. She was going on her own, but suddenly fell. She cried, but said, "Again, daddy!" This time she went farther but fell into the ditch. A few moments later, she was riding down the street, smiling from ear to ear.

Which best represents the theme or moral?

• You should sacrifice for others.

• Give up when things are tough.

• When you are greedy, you will fall down.

• You should never give up.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

How are you feeling about understanding theme?

• GREAT! I can do it without ANY help!

• GOOD, I can do it but may need help sometimes.

• NOT GREAT, I need help most of the time.

• POORLY, I need a lot of help.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

• Wear the clothes our parents choose for school pictures.
• Stand by your friends no matter what.
• Don't worry about what others think of you.
• Stand up for yourself.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Is this a sentence or a fragment?

Sammy finished the race in less than five minutes.

• sentence

• fragment

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CCSS.L.4.1F