Theme

The best definition of theme is ...

• The lesson the author nis teaching.

• A word that summarizes the story.

• The message the author is sending.

• The character's main problem.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which of these things is NOT related to "theme" in a story?

• how a character is feeling

• a "life lesson" the main character learns

• a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand

• the moral 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

One way you could figure out the theme is to ...

• Skim through the story

• Just 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

What is the difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA.

• Theme us a universal lesson, and main idea is what the story is about.

• Theme is what the story is about, and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.

• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.

• How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

• Life is short so you should make the most of it.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Long ago, a beautiful princess had all beautiful, expensive dresses. She bragged about them all the time. The other maidens got so tired of hearing about it that they stopped being friends with her.

What is the theme of this story?

• Eat your vegetables.

• Don't brag. Be modest.

• Don't talk to strangers.

• People should be happy for 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

Once there was a young boy and an old man. The young boy laughed at the tired old man. Then, the young boy needed to interview a veteran for a school project. The boy felt bad about laughing at the old man earlier.

What is the theme of this story?

• Necessity is the mother of invention.

• Don't steal.

• Respect your elders.

• Slow and steady wins the race.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

There was once a tiny fish that was tired of being in the school of fish all the time. He picked a fight with the other fish and left the group. As he swam away, he was eaten by a bigger fish.

What is the theme of this story?

• Slow and steady wins the race.

• Don't be lazy.

• We are stronger together than we are apart.

• If you try to go on your own, you will get eaten by a big fish.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Once a frog jumped into what he thought was a pond. Unfortunately, it was not a pond. It was a ditch. There was a raccoon in the ditch that ate him.

What is the theme of this story?

• Respect your elders.

• Look before you leap.

• Don' brag too much.

• Be polite.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

There was once a ugly duckling. The other ducks laughed at her, and she felt ashamed. When she grew up, it turned out that she was actually a swan, and she was beautiful.

• Don't steal.

• Don't judge others. You don't know what they are capable of.

• Being beautiful is the most important thing.

• Swans are prettier than ducks.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9