Central Idea
What is central idea?
The author's main point.
What is theme?
The moral of the story or the lesson learned.
What is a Simile?
A comparison of two different things or ideas using the words like, as, or than.
What is the theme of Lion King?
* It is important to face your past
* Life can force you to grow up before you are ready
* Good and evil both exist in the world but good can ultimately triumph over evil
An educated guess you make based off of the title, table of contents, or bold headings of a book.
What is a prediction?
The difference between central idea and theme is...
The central idea is what the story is mainly about (a short summary). The theme is the life lesson or moral that the author wants us to remember.
Theme or central idea: Don't judge a book by its cover
Theme
What is Symbolism?
The use of one object which stands for something else.
What is the theme of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
What are text features? Give an example.
* Pictures
* Illustrations
* Titles
* Headings
True or false the central idea is always in the first paragraph of the passage.
FALSE
Jealousy is...
A. A Theme
B. A Main Idea
C. A Topic
Irony is...
What is the discrepancy between appearance and reality?
What is the theme of the three little pigs?
Taking time to do things the right way pays off
When you highlight, underline, circle, and write notes on a text this is called...
True or False: Titles and headings are not clues to the main idea.
What is false. The titles and headings in a textbook are great clues to uncover the main idea.
Why can a literary text or story have multiple themes?
* What is because people think differently
* What is a story may have more than one message
Hyperbole is...
What is a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration?
What was one theme you saw in The Brother's Grimm Cinderella?
* There are consequences for both good and bad actions.
* You reap what you sow.
* With help, you can do anything as long as you are determined.
Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word are known as...
True or False: sometimes the main idea isn't directly stated in the text
What is true. Sometimes we have to look at the details and infer what the main idea is.
The is the following statement a Theme, Topic, or Main Idea: "The boy wanted to fit in so badly that he compromised who he was to make them like him."
Main Idea
An onomatopoeia is...
What is the use of words in which the sounds seem to resemble the sounds they describe?
What is the Theme of Romeo & Juliet?
* Love is blind and can lead you to make choices that are questionable.
* Fate is inevitable, you cannot stop what is destined to be.
* What it means to be a man or masculine is often defined by society.
What does it mean to synthesize while reading?
* To make new meaning as you read.
* To merge new information with prior knowledge to form a new idea, perspective, or opinion to generate insight.