Central ideas, theme, and summary

What is theme ?

• The overall meaning of a text

• The events that occur in a story

• The authors reason for writing a story

• a brief statement or account of the main points of something.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of these are the BEST example of heme

• A salad is the healthiest meal you can eat

• Life is short, make the most of it

• You should carry your laptop with both hands

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A story can have more than one theme

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a summary?

• The meaning of a story

• a brief statement of the main points of something.

• The reasoning of a story

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A summary should be written as....

• A phrase

• a sentence or statement

• one or two words

• 5-8 sentences

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A theme should be written as.....

• One or two words

• 5-8 sentences

• A phrase

• A sentence or statement

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A central idea should be written as...

• A question

• A sentence

• A statement

• A phrase

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the difference between Theme and Central Idea ?

• Theme is the overall meaning of a text and Central Idea is what the text is mainly about

• Theme is what the text is mainly about and Central Idea is verall meaning of a text

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the central idea tell the reader ?

• The conflict of the story

• A detail from the story

• What the story is about

• A person's thought about a story

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What would you need to ask yourself when trying to find the central idea ?

• What is the main event?

• Who is the main character?

• What is one important detail ?

• What is the point that the author is trying to make ?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2