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During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.
• Always work hard.
• It pays to be honest.
• Teamwork is best.

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Which of these things is not related to the "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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What is a strategy that you can use to determine the Theme, Lesson, or Moral in Fiction?

• Use mainly what you know about life.
• Look at how the main character changes and what they learn.
• Ask yourself Who or What, Has is or does.
• Use your background knowledge and text evidence.

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A summary does what?

• nothing
• tells an opinion
• makes an educated guess
• is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points

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Even if someone has something else that you want, you should still be thankful for what you have.

• Theme
• Main Idea

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a poem about a "packrat", a person who refuses to throw things away, even things that most people would consider garbage

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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The main idea of a poem. What the author wants you to learn

• free verse
• cinquain
• theme
• metaphor

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Annemarie says, "Lucky Ellen...she doesn't have to go to school today..." After seeing Ellen and her family walking to the synagogue dressed in their best clothes for the Jewish New Year.  
This helps the reader to conclude that...

• the Jewish New Year was an important holiday for Ellen and her family.
• the Rosens always went to the synagoge.
• Ellen's family was rich because they wore their best clothes.
• Annemarie wished she was Jewish.

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What is the theme of this story?  

• Eat your vegetables.
• Don't brag. Be modest. 
• Don't talk to strangers. 
• Necessity is the mother of invention.

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Which sentence BEST expresses the theme, or message, of the passage?

• Sometimes our first impressions of people can be wrong.

• Cities are more exciting places to live than small towns.

• Aunts are usually easier to relate to than uncles are.

• Feeling homesick is a natural part of growing up.

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