Finding the Theme of a Story

What is the definition of theme?

• The way the text is structured

• The life lesson or moral about life

• The events in the story

• A topic in the story

is a good question to ask yourself that will help to find the THEME?

• What is the lesson the character learned in the story?

• How is the text structured?

• What are the events in the story?

• What vocabulary words did I learn?

If a theme is NOT stated directly, what skill must readers use to find it?

• Reading

• Outlining

• Diagramming

• Inferencing

What is a common theme?

• Money

• Happiness

• Be careful what you wish for

• Fate

A good theme:

• Teaches an important life lesson

• Is hard to find

The reader will ALWAYS agree with the theme of a text.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Theme can be found in all of the following EXCEPT:

• Books

• Poem

• Movies

• A desk

What is theme?

• The subject an author writes about in the story

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

• The main symbol the author uses in the story

• The changes the character goes through in the story

How can the reader find the theme?

• Look for repeated words

• Think about changes in the character's behavior

• Look at the first paragraph only

• Think of a one word subject

Which of the following is an example of theme?

• Love

• Don't forget to feed your gerbil.

• If you stay up all night playing video games, you will be tired.

• Sometimes you have to face your fears in order to conquer them.