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The theme of a story is...

• an incomplete sentence stating a lesson about life
• a complete sentence stating a lesson about life
• the events in a story
• the problem or struggle in the story

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What should NOT be in your objective summary?

• The main idea
• The opinions you create
• The supporting details
• A concluding sentence

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Why does the author write that it has been raining for "thousands upon thousands of days" and that a"a thousand forests had been crushed under the rain"?

• To show how much the children want to see the sun.
• To contrast Margot's and Williams feeling about the sun.
• To emphasize what seven years of rain must seem like.
• To express what the landscape of Venus really looks like.

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Theme is __________.

• The message or truth about life carried by the story. 
• When something happens that is unexpected.
• When an image, object, or person is used to represent a deeper emotion or feeling.
• Hints/clues that the author gives about events to come.

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The moral or lesson of the story is also known as?

• main idea
• theme
• topic
• central idea 

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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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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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What is the theme of this story?

• Respect your elders.
• Don't steal.
• Don't be lazy.
• Help others because what goes around comes around.

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When the protagonist’s conflict extends to confronting institutions, traditions, or laws of his or her culture, he or she struggles to overcome them, either triumphing over a corrupt society

• Person vs. society
• Person vs. technology
• Person vs. self

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The central idea is what the story is mostly about.

• True
• False

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