Theme
What is a theme?
The lesson or moral of the story?
What is the Central Idea of a story?
The main idea of a story. What is was MOSTLY about.
What type of figurative language is this? :Her smile is like a flower blooming.
Simile
What is the genre of Soul Surfer
Autobiography
What does T.A.G stand for?
Title, Author, Genre
True or False: Theme statements are specific to the text
False
True or False: Central Idea statements are specific to the text
True
What type of figurative language is this? :A soft breeze tickled her cheek
Personification
What is the name of the rat?
99
What is the genre of "All Summer in a Day"
Short story
Why is this a bad theme statement? :You should always treat others the way you want to be treated.
It has "no,no" words and tells people what to do.
Why is this a bad central idea statement? :It is important to listen to those who are older than you.
It does not answer the main idea of what was happening. It is a theme statement
What type of figurative language is this? :The sun smiled down on us, just like she liked.
Personification
Who is Sebastian?
The bully who has taken the place of the admiral as the leader
What 3 things do we look at before we even read an article?
Title, Pictures, Subheading/Bold Words
Is this a good theme statement? Why or why not? What does it mean? :
Gossip can destroy a person's reputation in one whisper.
Yes, it is a lesson without telling someone what to do and it is universal. It means that even a little gossip can spread wide and continue to grow and hurt someone's feelings immensely
What questions do we ask to figure out a good central idea statement?
Who? What? Where? When? Why?
What does this use of personification mean? :The hot fudge sundae was calling my name.
They really wanted to eat the hot fudge sundae, and it looked really yummy and appealing.
Who does Jonathan always ask his parents to give him love to?
Sophia
What benefit do you get from a first person point of view in a novel
You get their thoughts and feeling