Comparing Topics and Themes in Stories

1-2 words the story is about

• Theme
• Topic

1-2 sentences containing the lesson of the story

• Theme
• Topic

Dogs

• Theme
• Topic

Dogs are man's best friend!

• Theme
• Topic

A _________ theme is expressed directly in the text.

• Stated
• Implied

You infer this theme from the characters' actions, experiences, and from story events.

• Stated
• Implied

These three things are used to help determine theme..

• Characters, Setting, Plot
• Language, Dialogue, Grammar

Crime does not pay!

• Theme
• Topic

The ______ of a text is its central message or lesson learned by the character.

• Theme
• Topic

Making an educated guess based on information in the text

• Theme
• Inference