4.RL.2 & 6

Themes are________ in nature.

• Specific

• Universal

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

The tapping never stopped, and finally the chick popped out!

The little girl had tried and tried and tried and her dad was finally able to take the training wheels off her bike!

She kept trying that ballet, heard the applause one day, it was perfect. The sun does shine!

What is the theme of this stanza?

• Little kids have a hard time.

• Always keep trying.

• The sun shines.

• Always have on your training wheels.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

_{I said I would do it. I said I would try.}

_{My friends asked to help, I started to yelp.}

_{The assignment was harder than I thought.}

_{My friends came back, I started doing jumping jacks!}

_{They joined in and before you knew it}

_{All was successfully done!}

What is the theme of this poem?

• Don't agree to do things.

• Exercise is important.

• Help from friends can make a hard task go faster.

• You shouldn't ask friends for help.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

I wandered lonely as a cloud.

That floats on high o'er vale and hills.

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils

Beside the lake, beneath the trees.

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

What is the theme of this poem?

• Walking is very lonely.

• Daffodils move in the wind.

• Nature has great beauty in its small details.

• Clouds float across the sky.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

The best definition of theme is (a)  

• The lesson the author is teaching.&
• The message the author is sending.
• A word that summarizes the story.
• The character's main problem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Nature's first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold.

Her early leaf's a flower;

But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf,

So Eden sank to grief,

So dawn goes down to day

Nothing gold can stay.

What is the central theme of this poem?

• Nature

• Innocence cannot last

• Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful

• Nature and beauty

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and playing his violin with all his heart. He saw an Ant passing by working hard to store food for the winter. “Come and sing with me instead of working so hard,” said the Grasshopper “Let’s have fun together.” “I must store food for the winter,” said the Ant,“ and I advise you to do the same.” “Don’t worry about winter, it’s still very far away,” said the Grasshopper, laughing at him. But the Ant wouldn’t listen and continued to work. When winter came, the starving Grasshopper went to the Ant’s house and humbly begged for something to eat. “If you had listened to my advice in the summer you would not now be in need,” said the Ant. “I’m afraid you will have to go without supper,” and he closed the door.

The theme of the story is (a)  

• Share with your neighbor
• Be respectful
• Work before you play
• Don't be greedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What could be an example of a theme?

• Friendship

• Being prepared often leads to success.

• How to bake chocolate chip cookies

• Helping others

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

How do you state or write the theme of a story or a poem?

• Write theme with one word.

  Ex: Friendship

• Write theme in a complete sentence.

  Ex: Friendship helps us get through hard times.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is another way of finding the theme of a story or a poem?

• Use a magnifying glass and you will find the theme!

• Write down the first word of each sentence to find the theme.

• Make an inference by thinking of a lesson you could learn from reading the story or poem.

• The author will just tell you what the theme is at the end of the story or the poem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9