A theme should be a statement, not just one word.

We often learn the theme of the story through how the character reacts to conflict, what is conflict?

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.

What is the theme?

Barry liked playing board games, but he hated losing. He hated losing so much that he would do whatever it took to win, even bending or breaking the rules. He'd steal money from the bank and hide it under the couch cushions. He'd skip spaces while he was moving around the board. He'd shortchange others money that they were owed and argue with them about it. Barry's techniques were effective. He did win most of the games that he played, but the people whom he played with were his friends and family, and it didn't take too long until they caught on to Barry's tricks. They tried to tell Barry to stop cheating. They said that the game wasn't any fun when he cheated, but he didn't listen. He continued with his treacherous style of gameplay, until nobody would play with him anymore. Barry may have won a lot of games, but at what cost?

What is the theme of the story?

The theme is always stated at the end of the story.

Katie Clean invited Messy Missy to her house to work on their biology project, but Katie Clean had no idea what a visit from Messy Missy entailed. First of all, it was raining and Messy Missy neither bothered to take her boots off nor thoroughly wipe them on the doormat. Then Messy Missy ate a bag of hot chips on Katie Clean's white bedspread without asking, and Messy Missy is a sloppy eater, so hot chip powder got all over the bedspread. Katie Clean tried to be polite and ignore Messy Missy's sloppy behavior, but then Messy Missy threw her chip wrapper on the floor. Offended, Katie Clean pretended that she was sick and asked Messy Missy to leave. The next day Katie Clean asked the teacher if she could work by herself. After explaining her situation, the teacher allowed Katie to work alone. Messy Missy would have finished the assignment by herself, but she spilled grape soda all over her assignment.

Money Mark was born rich. He never had to work a day in his life and he got everything handed to him on a silver platter. When he was six, Money Mark wanted to go to a basketball game. His father paid the starting five of the Bulls and Celtics to play a private game of Nerf-ball in Money Mark’s bedroom. When Money Mark turned thirteen, he wanted to start a band. His father hired the Rolling Stones to play with him every Saturday at the family’s private concert hall, though his family was never there. By the time he was twenty-one, Money Mark was bored with life. He was surrounded by a bunch of possessions that he didn’t appreciate and Money Mark could find nothing new or exciting in his life. Despite his vast wealth, Money Mark never found happiness.

In his sophomore year of high school, Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play at that level, so Jordan was cut from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. When he finally made the varsity squad, Jordan averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history. all paragraph com from E learning.com

What could be a theme of the following:

Jackie became the first African-American athlete to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century. He signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.People on his own team did not want to play with him. They did not like him because he was African-American. People in the stands sometimes booed him. Mr. Robinson and his family were afraid they would be harmed. Mr. Robinson was brave, though. He kept playing, and he played well. The Brooklyn Dodgers soon asked him to join their team in 1947. Mr. Robinson was the first-ever black player in Major League Baseball.

Read the paragraph below and determine the theme

Daniella was new at her school. She looked around at the other kids who were sitting together at lunch. She put her tray down and thought of her old friends. She was about to cry when a boy came up behind her.

"I'm Michael," he said. "Can I sit with you?"

Daniella smiled. Maybe this place wouldn't be so bad after all.

Determine the theme from the story below

Tehniah threw down her pencil and put her head down to cry.

"What's wrong, sweetie?" asked her mom

"I want to write my name in cursive but I can't do it!" she cried.

"Let's work out a plan to get this done," Mom said.

Teniah and her mom decided that she would learn one letter at a time until she got it all together. Teniah worked hard on each letter, making sure it looked right. Finally, week later she held up her paper with a smile on her face.

"I did it!" she exclaimed.

Determine the theme from the paragraph below

Mark was terrified to speak in front of people. He was assigned to read his speech in front of the whole class. He gulped and felt the butterflies in his stomach. He told himself he could do it. He opened his mouth and started to share his speech.

Choose ALL that could be evidence to support the theme of FRIENDSHIP

Penny Petal was born poor. Her family hardly had anything to eat, but they loved each other.Penny Petal appreciated every thing she got. When she was six, her father walked her around the United Center before the Bulls played the Celtics. She was excited by the crazy fans and feeling in the air. She looked forward to the day that she could see a real game. When she was thirteen, she learned to play the buckets. She was an extremely talented musician, and everyone on the block loved the rhythms that poured from her palms. By the time she was twenty-one, Penny was a successful businesswoman. Now she had everything that she had ever dreamed of and she truly loved to share her wealth and happiness with her family who supported her through all of the hard times.