What do you know?
What is theme?
Theme is the lesson learned.
Mrs. Smith was doing a unit on healthy living with her students. All week she taught her students about eating the correct foods like fruits and vegetables. Over the weekend, some of Mrs. Smith's students were at the mall and saw her eating pizza, a milkshake, and candy. Mrs. Smith's student Molly was going to order a salad, but now decided to order junk food too. What is the theme?
A. Actions speak louder than words
B. Never eat pizza at the mall
C. Vegetables are good for you
A. Actions speak louder than words
Which of the following is a theme example?
A)You will never succeed if you do not try.
B) risking
C) cleaning is good
A)You will never succeed if you do not try.
Using Context Clues, what does the uppercase word mean in the following sentence?
One of the goals of the United Nations is to MAINTAIN international peace and security.
A. To continue, keep in existence
B. To share
A. To continue, keep in existence
True of False: A story can have only one theme?
False: A story can have many themes.
Mark was born rich. He never had to work a day in his life and he got everything handed to him on a silver platter. When he was six, Mark wanted to go to a basketball game so his father paid the New York Knicks to play a private game for Mark. When Mark turned thirteen, he wanted to be a singer. His father hired Ariana Grande to train him every Saturday. By the time he was twenty-one, Mark was bored with life. He was surrounded by a bunch of possessions that he didn't appreciate. What is the theme?
Money can't buy you happiness.
The best definition of a theme is..
A. the message the author is sending.
B. What the author thinks.
C. Why the author wrote the story.
A. the message the author is sending.
What's a food that never expires?
Honey
How can you tell what the theme is?
You can look at the events in the story, characters feelings, what they say and do.
Julia wanted to become a doctor for as long as she could remember. In college when her friends were out at the mall or going out with friends, Julia spent all of her time studying. At graduation, Julia graduated with high honors and was offered a job shortly after. What is the theme?
A. Studying is important.
B. It is important to go to college.
C. Hard work pays off.
C. Hard work pays off
One winter, a monkey found a snake stiff and frozen. The monkey felt sorry for the snake and so he picked the snake up and held it to his chest to try to warm it. The snake was quickly revived by the warmth, and because of its instincts, bit the monkey with all its might. What is the theme?
A. Even though you have good intentions, others may not.
B. Don't hold snakes close to your chest.
C. Snakes are dangerous.
A. Even though you have good intentions, others may not.
What are the paragraphs called in a poem?
Stanzas
Which of the following examples is a theme?
A. Amanda always wanted the same things as her sister.
B. No matter what happened, Alice felt bad for Rachel.
C. It is ok to be different, that makes you unique.
C. It is ok to be different, that makes you unique.
rowing up, Sally was always in the shadow of her older sister Mary. Mary always got better grades, was better at sports, and seemed to even be prettier. Sally spent a lot of time in the family's garden feeling sorry for herself. Then one day Mary needed help on a science project about plants. Due to all of her time in the garden, Sally knew a lot about plants and was able help Mary with the project. Sally was shocked that she was better at something than her sister. What is the theme?
A. Accept yourself for who you are.
B. Sports are not important.
C. You can learn a lot from plants.
A. Accept yourself for who you are.
Blaine opened up the present and began pouting. He screamed in a high-pitched voice, "This is Captain Thunder! I wanted Captain Lightning!" His mother looked at him with dismay and handed him another present, which he greedily opened. "Why did you get me a red hat? You know I like blue more," Blaine whined as he threw the hat across the room. His mother straightened her expression and squinted at him. Earlier she had hoped to take some pictures of this moment, but by now she had put away her camera. She sighed and handed him one more present in hopes that this year wouldn't be a total bust. Blaine huffed and opened it. "A Game Box 4000? Wow..... Where's the Game Box 5000 that I asked for?" His mother could bear his ingratitude no longer. The next time that Blaine returned from his father's house, he was shocked to find that all of these toys and gifts, along with many other of his things, had been generously donated to needy children. What is the theme?
Be thankful for what you have in life.
Do not be spoiled.
What is Ms. Z's boyfriends name?
A. Brian
B. Joe
C. Alex
C. Alex
Can theme be just one word? Explain
No, theme can not be just one word. It is a statement. If it is just one word it is considered a theme topic.
Nathan put his hand into the jar of cookies. He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the cookie jar. Unwilling to lose the cookies, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears and cried bitterly. What is the theme?
A. Eating cookies can be dangerous.
B. If you are greedy, you might get nothing.
C. Don't put your hand in a jar.
B. If you are greedy, you might get nothing.
Tammy and Sammy were both students in Mr. Morton's reading class. Mr. Morton wasn't too strict about deadlines, and Sammy took advantage of that. He did all of his homework in his other classes but never bothered to complete Mr. Morton's reading assignments, figuring that he could complete them later. Tammy, on the other hand, completed each assignment Mr. Morton assigned the night that he assigned it. She had to stay up a little later, but she didn't want to get a penalty for turning in her reading work late. Tammy knew reading was a core subject and that she had to keep "C" average for the entire year or she would have to go to summer school. When the end of the quarter came, Tammy and Sammy had both planned on going to the Enchanted Castle amusement park, but Mr. Morton called Sammy's mother, and she grounded Sammy until he turned in all of his work. That weekend was horrible for Sammy. He stayed up until 2:00 AM each night and still couldn't complete all of the assignments. The whole while, Tammy had a great time eating pizza at Enchanted Castle, watching movies late at night, and enjoying her weekend free of stress and pressure. At the end of the quarter, Sammy was lucky to squeak by with a "C" minus in reading while Tammy earned an "A." Sammy still hasn't learned his lesson and probably won't complete this activity either. What is the theme?
A. Do the best you can in school.
B. Work hard, play hard.
C. Complete all your assignments to achieve success.
B. Work hard, play hard.
Spell the name of our school....
Smalley