Theme
What is the definition of theme?
The lesson or moral of the story.
What is an example of theme in a story?
Answers will vary
What is the main idea?
The central idea or main topic of the story.
What is another word for evidence?
Key Details
Who are the best teachers in the world?
ALL 5TH GRADE TEACHERS
Where do you usually find theme in a story?
At the end of the the story, last paragraph
What does it mean to compare and contrast? Give an example
To compare is to find similarities between two texts. To contrast is to find differences.
Central ideas are supported by __________________, including: facts and reasons, examples and descriptions, and repeated words and phrases.
Key Details
What is the authors point in this statement?
Games and equipment from home should not be allowed on school grounds.
Games should not be at school
What is your reading homework for every night?
Read for at least 30 minutes
What is an example of a theme found in a story?
Courage, love, treat others how you want to be treated, answers may vary
True or False: Theme is the same thing as main idea
False
What strategies can you use to find the main idea?
Topics sentence, headings, repeated or bolded words,
Why do we need evidence?
To prove that something did or did not happen
What are the three reads you do when taking a test?
-Read to understand
-Read to answer questions
-Read to check answers
What is the theme of this passage?
I looked at all the candy I could buy. I had the dollar, right here in my hand, but suddenly I didn’t feel hungry. I wished that I hadn’t stolen the dollar. I wished that I hadn’t taken the money from my brother’s bank.
“I don’t think I want to buy anything today,” I muttered quickly to the clerk. Then I ran from the store. I had learned something important—it’s better to be honest than to have money.
it’s better to be honest than to have money.
What is the theme of the folktale 'The Tortoise and the Hare'?
Perseverance, Dont judge a book by its cover
True or False:
Main idea includes details about the characters, setting, and problem.
True
What is the authors point?
What evidence can you provide to support the point?
The 16th president of the United States was Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1804. Lincoln was one of the best presidents of our country. Lincoln ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation. He was a great president.
The authors point is that Lincoln was one of the best presidents. I know this because in the text it states "Lincoln ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation. He was a great president."
DOUBLE POINTS
What are some of the skills we have learned in reading this year?
Main idea and details, reasons and evidence, theme, story elements, Point of view, first and secon hand account.
What is the theme of this passage?
We knew that it was time to set the butterfly free. We had seen it make its chrysalis and emerge. Then it had flown around in the cage, trying to stretch its wings. Although we felt a little sad, we opened the lid to the cage one evening. The butterfly seemed confused and didn’t leave at first. Then, in one burst of zigzag fluttering, it erupted from the cage and flew all the way to the end of the yard and down the hill by the school.
“That was the right thing to do,” Aidan said.
“I know,” I answered, even though I already worried about the butterfly. What would it eat? How would it live?
Wild animals should be free
True or False:
Theme is specific to the story, and includes details about the characters, setting and problem.
False
What is the main idea of the massage?
“Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.”
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.
What are the 4 things I need to include when citing evidence?
-Sentence stem
-Exact words
-Location of the evidence
-Quotation marks
Why is it important to take reading class seriously?
Answers will vary