What is Theme?
What is the life lesson, moral, or meaning about life the author wants the reader to learn?
What is theme
What is the meaning of the theme: greed never leads to happiness?
What is wanting what others have will not make you happy
True or False? Theme is the same thing as Main Idea?
What is false
What is the theme of The Elevator?
It is important to face your fears.
List the 3 questions you could ask yourself when determining theme.
What is what lesson did the characters learn?
What is what is the story about (central idea)?
What is what problems did the characters have?
Theme's are also known as ?
What is the central idea.
What should you look for first when trying to identify the theme of a story?
What is the character's problems/the conflict
What is the theme of Pandora's Box?
Theme is
A. True for every story
B. having virtues (values or good behaviors)
C. Something an author directly states
What is having virtues (B)
True or False? Theme is a summary of a literary text?
What is false
The theme can be defined as
What is a theme of Flowers for Algernon?
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
Theme is in the form of a...?
What is statement/sentence
What is the meaning of the theme curiousity killed the cat?
What is being over curious can lead to trouble.
DAILY DOUBLE!! Formula for a theme statement?
What is abstract noun + verb + real world advice
What is the theme of Loo Wit the Fire Keeper?
Follow advice or listen to what you're told.
DAILY DOUBLE!! Why can a literary text or story have multiple theme's? (2 reasons)
1. What is because people have different POV 2. A stories can have more than one message/lesson
DAILY DOUBLE!! In order to come up with a theme a reader must make an ___________ about the story.
What is infers (or guesses based on prior knowledge)
How many themes can a story have?
What is more than one theme
What is the theme of Code Orange?
Being the hero doesn't always turn out well.
Be willing to sacrifice your life for your country and other people.