Theme and Main Idea
Theme or Main Idea: The key information the author wants you to know after reading the text.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Alliteration.
U.S.A is an acronym for the United States of America.
Abbreviation.
The way that the author is trying to make you feel.
Tone.
When is Mr. C's birthday? (You need the day, month, and the year)
January 8th 1998
Theme or Main Idea: An important idea woven throughout a story.
Theme
Time is a face on the water.
Metaphor
The hotel had an elaborate entrance with statues, fountains, and priceless art.
Fancy.
The way that you as the reader feel while reading a text.
Mood.
Who is Mr. C's favorite writer?
Stephen King.
What is a good way to tell the difference between theme and main idea? (HINT: Real and fake)
Theme is for fiction, and main idea is for non-fiction.
Destiny is like a wind.
Simile.
The pristine water came from high atop a mountain where there was no pollution.
Perfect or unspoiled.
What is the tone: The dark forest called out to him like a witch in the night. It's trees were all dead and their branches were like jagged knives in the night.
Scary.
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Theme or main idea: With great power comes great responsibility.
Theme
Pow, Zip, Boom, Crash!
Onomatopoeia
The fortune teller said that she could divine the future.
To discover something by guessing or with a gut feeling.
What is the tone: "How could you?" he said with a rageful fire in his eyes. "I never want to see you again!"
Angry.
What are Mr. C's brothers' names?
Michael and Noah.
Theme or main idea: It doesn't matter how hard you can hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.
Theme.
The sunrise smiled upon a tired world.
Personification.
She convinced us with her coherent argument.
Clear or easy to understand.
What is the tone: He thought for a moment that if he had never loved them he would not have hurt this much for their deaths. But among all the regrets of his life, the reopening of his heart was not among them.
Who is Mr. C's favorite student?
Willow