Determine Theme

Read the story and determine the theme:

Ulysses spent all of his free time reading books and felt that he was very intelligent. One day a nice student from his class asked him if he wanted to go sledding and Ulysses responded, “I’ve read about sledding in books, and it sounds miserable. No, thank you.” On another day, a different friendly student asked Ulysses if he wanted to go out for hotdogs after school. Ulysses responded, “I’ve read that hotdogs are filled with rat parts and pig bellies. No, thank you.” Nobody asked Ulysses to hang out again, but he did read about friends in his books.

• Experiencing new places, people, and things makes your life better.

• Reading is not important.

• Do not read books if you want to have an exciting life.

• When your friends offer to hang out, say yes.

Read the story and decide the theme: Katie invited Missy to her house to work on their biology project, but Katie had no idea what a visit from Missy entailed. First of all, it was raining and Missy neither bothered to take her boots off nor thoroughly wiped them on the doormat. Then, Missy ate a bag of Cheetos on Katie's white bedspread without asking. Missy is a sloppy eater, so Cheeto powder got all over the bedspread. Katie tried to be polite and ignore Missy’s sloppy behavior, but then Missy took all the books off the Katie's shelf to look at without permission, after Katie had spent weeks alphabetizing them. Angry at the messes Missy had created, Katie pretended that she was sick and asked Missy to leave. The next day Katie asked the teacher if she could work by herself. After explaining her situation, the teacher allowed Katie to work alone. Missy had to finish the assignment by herself, despite having spilled grape soda all over her project papers, making them impossible to write on.

• You should not eat in someone's house without permission.

• Being messy has many negative consequences.

• It is better to work on projects alone, than with a partner.

• If you are angry at someone, you should tell them.

What is a theme?

• What the story is mostly about.

• The message or lesson the author wants you to learn.

• The main characters of the story.

• The problem of the story.

What is the theme of the poem?

• Be careful of what you post in social media.

• Post whatever you want in social media.

• Post only mean stuff in social media.

Read these lines from the poem, what do you think they mean?

So when you're happy,

When you're proud,

Go ahead, post it nice and loud

• You should post only bad things in social media.

• You should post mean stuff in social media.

• You should post and share positive things in social media.

What is the main idea of the poem?

• Be careful of what you post in social media.

• Post whatever you want in social media.

• Post only mean stuff in social media.

What is a theme?

• The main characters of a story.

• The message or lesson the author wants you to learn.

• The problem of the story.

• What the story is mostly about.

What is the theme of this story?

• You should never forgive a friend if they do you wrong.

• You should treat your friends bad because then they will respect you.

• You should accpet others for who they are.

What is the theme of the story?

• If you don't know the answers, you should just leave it blank.

• It is important to study for a test.

• Cheating does not pay off in the end.

• Cody got in trouble for cheating on his test.

What is the theme of the story?

• It takes a lot of practice to play the piano.

• Kara practiced a lot and did well.

• Persistence pays off.

• Practicing will ensure perfection.