Mrs. Brooks' Theme Review

1. What is a theme?

• The topic of the story

• The main idea of the story

• The way an author feels toward a subject

• Life lesson conveyed in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Themes are universal. What does UNIVERSAL mean?

• Applies to all people

• Created the universe

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

Themes are:

• a topic

• one word

• a complete sentence

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

A theme rules is: (choose 2)

• They do not include character names

• They include character names

• They are one word

• They are complete sentences

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

Enlarge the photo. Read the passage and determine the theme.

• Be courteous and neat.

• Don't invite people to your house.

• Messy

• Katie Clean was nice and neat and was able to complete her project.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

What evidence supports your theme? (Find the resolution/lesson learned evidence.)

• Katie Clean invited Messy Missy to her house to work on their biology project.

• Messy Missy neither bothered to take her boots off not thoroughly wipe them on the door mat.

• Katie Clean tried to be polite and ignore Messy Missy's sloppy behavior.

• Messy Miss would have finished the assignment by herself, but she spilled grade soda all over her assignment.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

Enlarge the photo. Read the story and determine the theme.

• money

• Being poor but appreciative leads to a great life.

• Money Mark was spoiled.

• Being rich is better than being poor.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What evidence supports your theme? Choose the resolution/lesson learned evidence.

• Money Mark was born rich.

• Penny Petal was born poor.

• Now she had everything that she had ever dreamed of and she truly loved to share her wealth and happiness.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

Theme evidence can be found:

• When the character has a problem to solve (at the beginning of the story)

• When the character talks to another character in the middle of a story

• When the character changes in some way as a result of his/her problem (usually at the end of the passage)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2