Theme Review/Study 24/25

Theme/central idea is

• The message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn from their story.

• The order of events in a story

• How the author reveals a character's personality or traits

• The purpose or motivation for writing

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Label the central idea map to reflect how we fill it out for literature.

a

b

Topic (inferred- not directly stated)

Details about plot (Key Events/PLOT

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What are the two differences in making a circle map for non-fiction (informational) and fiction (literature)?

• The topic for informational is often the most stated word- but for literature it has to be inferred

• You do middle circle (topic) first for informational but do it second for liteature

• Nothing, they are the same!

• You don't have to do circle map for literature!

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Match the following

• Topic

• Theme

• What we create when reading sources

• One word/idea that goes in the middle of your circle map

• A full sentence

• Circle Maps

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is called the

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is true about theme? Select all that apply.

• It can be just one word

• It is expressed or stated in a statement or sentence

• It should NOT include a story's title or characters

• There can be more than one message/lesson in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What two clues help readers determine the theme of a story?

• characterization (the way an author show us what the character is like- personality traits)

• alliteration

• plot (the key events of a story)

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Please match topics to thematic statements

• Winning without integrity is meaningless

• Love

• Good things require hard work and dedication

• Hate

• Companionship can help people overcome life's challenges

• Effort

• Holding onto negative feelings destroy relationships

• Cheating

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is called the

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A story can have more than one theme.

• true
• false

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2