Central Idea and Theme #1
What is another way to describe the central idea?
The central idea is what the passage or reading section is mainly about.
1. The people of ancient Egypt created an advanced civilization. More than 6,000 years ago, they developed a calendar with 360 days divided into 12 months. The people made paper and learned how to write. They also built huge monuments with machines they invented.
What is the passage mostly about?
The creation of an advanced civilization in Egypt.
Sarah practiced everyday for 3 hours and went on to the Olympics to win the gold medal.
Practice makes perfect, Winners never quit, Hard work pays off
Because lambs are sometimes eaten by coyotes, ranchers may hunt or trap the coyotes. However, killing coyotes may upset nature's balance. Scientists have found a way to protect sheep without killing coyotes. Coyotes are fed lamb meat treated with a drug. When they eat the meat, they get sick. Later, coyotes won't even go near lambs. They'll hunt rabbits instead.
This story mainly tells.....
how scientists help protect sheep and coyotes.
What is the theme: Ben broke Tom's lamp and didn't care. Tom never invited Ben over again.
Respect people's property.
Where can the theme of a story be sometimes be found?
At the end of the story.
Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.
What does the author want you to learn about the passage?
where taste buds are found
What is the theme: Timmy chose his best friend as a partner. They talked too much and did not finish the project.
Choose your partners wisely.
What do the details of a story support?
The main idea/central idea
Three flies notice an overturned honey pot. Two of the flies decide to land in the honey and start eating it. But the oldest fly stays back. The two flies tease the older fly, but then get stuck in the honey.
What is the theme of this story?
Some prizes aren't worth it.
A little boy was told he could have one cookie after dinner. When he put his hand into the jar of cookies, he grasped as many as he could possibly hold. When he tried to pull his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the cookie jar. He burst into tears and cried. His mom helped him by telling him to let go of the cookies and punished him by sending him to his room cookie-less.
What is the theme?
A. Eating cookies can be dangerous.
B. Don't be greedy or you could end up with nothing.
C. Don't put your hand in a jar.
B. Don't be greedy or you could end up with nothing.
What is one way to find the central/main idea?
As Tai strummed the guitar, Charlesa looked at her with pride. For so long, Tai's fingers had clumsily tripped over the strings, but now she played the song with ease. Getting to this point hadn't been easy for Charlesa, either. She sighed, trying to bury the memories of all the screaming tantrums Tai had thrown. Once, she nearly threw her guitar against a wall. But now when Tai smiled, and the tune of "Sweet Home Alabama" floated out of the instrument, Charlesa smiled, too. It had been worth it.
Which of the following is most likely a theme of the story
Hard work can bring great rewards
One day, a boy was bored and decided to play a trick on his village. "There is a wolf in the woods!" The villagers ran to shoo the wolf away, but there was no wolf. The next day he said again, "A wolf! A wolf! There is a wolf in the woods!" Again, they all ran to the woods and again, no wolf. On the third day the boy saw a snarling wolf as he walked home through the woods. "A wolf a wolf!" He cried. The villagers did not come as they had already been fooled twice before. The wolf gobbled up the boy in one big GULP!
What is the theme of this story?
Never Lie, Always tell the truth