Vocab 10.26.23

Theme is

• A one word topic

• Often directly stated

• An idea about life

• All of the above

What is the meaning of ENVIOUS?

• caring and kind

• sad and sullen

• jealous and resentful

• over confident

What is the meaning of CONVEYED?

• To express or explain

• The lesson learned

• To compare or contrast

• To carry or move

SLIME is

• An acronym that will help you find the story's theme.

• An antonym for a story's theme.

• Helpful if you are trying to find a story's topic.

• Something that grows on a slice of pizza.

Match the following PREFIX to the correct meaning.

• opposite, against

• in-, en-

• not

• Anti-

• self

• in-, im-

• into, in, on, within

• Auto-

SLIME stands for...

• Subject, learn, imagine, memory, exit

• Story, lesson, inference, message, expression

• Subject, lesson, idea, message, evidence

• Story, life, idea, monkeys, evidence

Do not state theme as a(n)

• One word topic

• cliche'

• command

• All of the above

When determining theme, do consider the following:

• The topic about life the story touches on

• The lesson readers or characters learn

• The idea or message an author might be sharing

• All of the above

What is the definition of COMPARE?

• To see how two things are similar or alike.

• To see how two things are different.

• Facts or proof

• To provide supporting details.

What is the meaning of CONTRAST?

• To see how two things are different.

• To see how things are alike.

• How the author sees things.

• Sad or sullen