Theme

What kind of story is a folktale?

• fiction
• non-fiction

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is the Theme of a story?

• The main idea

• The purpose for writing the story

• How the characters feel

• The message or lesson that you can apply to your life

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Once, a cat was in a hurry. She ran across the street without looking and narrowly escaped being hit by a car. What is NOT the moral of the story?

• Don't steal
• Look both ways before crossing the street
• There are always consequences for your actions
• Take time to slow down

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

A long time ago, a beautiful princess had many expensive dresses. She bragged about them to her friends. They got so tired of hearing about it that they stopped being friends with her. What is the theme?

• Always be polite
• Necessity is the mother of invention
• Friends can be found in unlikely places
• Don't brag; be modest

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

A long time ago there was a king who wanted nothing but gold. He made a wish that everything he touched would turn to gold. A fairy made his wish come true. However, all the food he tried to eat would turn to gold as soon as he touched. He starved and died. What lesson did he learn?

• All play and no work is never good
• Be careful what you wish for
• Treat others like you want to be treated
• What goes around comes around

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

There was once an ugly duckling. The other ducks laughed at her, and she felt ashamed. However, as she grew, they saw that she was not a duck at all. Instead, she grew into a beautiful swan. What is the moral of this story?

• Slow and sure wins the race
• Don't judge a book by its cover
• Don't be greedy
• Hard work pays off

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Once, a frog jumped off an embankment into what he thought was a pond. There was not a pond down below, but instead a ditch. In this ditch lived a raccoon. He promptly ate the frog. What was the lesson?

• Don't leave your house
• Raccoons are evil
• Look before you leap
• Exploring can be fun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

A lion was about to eat a mouse, but he pleaded with the lion to let me go. He promised that one day he would help the lion in return. Soon, hunters caught the lion in a trap. The mouse came and chewed through the ropes to set the lion free. What is the theme of this fable?

• Necessity is the mother of invention
• Don't steal
• All play and no work is never good
• Always treat others kindly, because you never know when you'll need their help

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?

• Be honest.
• Don't be greedy.
• Always share your things with others.
• Be respectful to others.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which is another word for theme? Choose all that apply.

• Main Idea
• lesson

• Moral
• message

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D