Theme
Theme is the _______ or lesson the author is trying to convey.
moral
The central idea is what the ______ is about.
text or story
The sequence of important events in a story.
Plot
A text written to inform the reader about a real person's life.
Biography
A story can have more than one theme. True or false?
True
What is the difference between theme and central idea?
Theme is the moral or lesson, central idea is the topic of the story.
A conclusion that is formed based on known facts or evidence.
Inference
A short, fictional story that teaches a lesson.
Fable
Who was Aesop?
A Greek storyteller who wrote fables.
What is the central idea of "Aesop's Life"?
Who Aesop was and what he did during his lifetime.
Language that helps readers imagine how something looks, sounds, smells, feels, or tastes.
Imagery
Analyzing a text by focusing on the elements that contribute to its meaning.
Close reading
What is the theme of "The Stone"?
Be grateful for what you have, don't be greedy, don't be selfish, change and growth is important.
You might have heard of Toys R Us, the massive kid’s toy chain store. Toys R Us opened its doors in the 1950s and became extremely popular by the 1990s. But from now on, children around the world will be purchasing their toys elsewhere. Toys R Us has officially closed all of its U.S. stores. It is out of business. Toys R Us closed because it had a lot of debt. This means that the store had borrowed money and was having trouble paying it back. They owed 5 billion dollars.
Toys R Us used to be very popular, but now it is out of business.
A shade of meaning in a word or phrase that makes it different from other words or phrases with similar meanings. Can be positive, negative, or neutral.
Connotation
The dictionary meaning of a word or phrase.
Denotation
What is the theme of "The Magic Prison"?
Don't be selfish, think of others.
Advances in technology and meteorology have led to more accurate forecasting of hurricanes days in advance of landfall. Those forecasts have likely saved countless lives, as people are able to prepare or evacuate. Unfortunately, those forecasts were not available to the victims of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. Four days before the storm hit Galveston, Texas, the National Weather Service sent out an alert that a tropical storm had hit Cuba, but there were no real concerns about it making landfall in Galveston. The storm made landfall on September 8th, and because people were not prepared, it caused massive amounts of destruction.
People did not have the technology to prepare for the Galveston hurricane in 1900, and therefore, it caused a great deal of damage.
Specific text that supports inferences, claims, or assertions.
Textual Evidence
A usually brief story related to a topic being discussed or written about. They are often used to make people laugh or reminisce about the past.
Anecdote