Determine a Complex Theme and Analyze Its Development

What is theme?

• The subject an author writes about in the story.

• The main symbol the author uses in the story.

• The life lesson a reader can learn from reading the story.

• The changes a character goes through in the story.

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

When determining a theme, the reader should first consider...

• the illustrations
• the subject or topic
• the title
• the length of the story 

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

What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA. 

• Theme is a universal lesson, and main idea is what a story is about.
• Theme is what a story is about, and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
  

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.

• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.

• How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

• Life is short we should make the most of it.

What is the theme of this story?

• All princesses have beautiful dresses.

• Bragging can lead to fewer friends.

• Don't talk to strangers.

• What does the fox say?

What is the theme of this story?

• Stealing is wrong.

• We should not judge others, for we don't know what they are capable of.

• Being beautiful is the most important thing.

• Swans are prettier than ducks.

Themes must be supported with

• evidence from the text

• supporting details from the text

• more themes from text

• characters from the text

A story can have more than one theme.

• True

• False