Theme
What is the theme of a story?
The central message or lesson the author wants to share.
What does it mean to make an inference?
To use clues and your knowledge to figure out something not directly stated.
What is point of view?
The perspective a story is told in
What is a verb?
A word that shows action of a state of being.
What punctuation separates items in a list?
A comma
True or False
A story can have more than one theme.
True
The floor is wet and muddy footprints lead to the kitchen. What can you infer?
Someone came in from outside with muddy shoes.
What are the three main points of view?
First person, second person, third person.
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing, or idea
What punctuation shows ownership or contractions?
An apostrophe
A story about a boy who learns to tell the truth teaches what theme?
Honesty is the best policy.
How is an inference different from a guess?
Inferences are based on evidence; guesses are not.
What clue words do you look for in first person?
I, me, we, my
What is a proper noun?
A specific name (e.g., Maria, New York).
Fix the sentence: “Lets eat grandma.”
“Let’s eat, Grandma.”
How can you find the theme of a text?
Look at what the main character learns or how they change.
“She slammed the door and threw her bag on the couch.” What can you infer about her mood?
She’s angry or upset.
What clue words you look for in second person?
You, Your
Identify the independent clause: “When the bell rang, we ran outside.”
We ran outside.
What’s the purpose of a semicolon?
To join two closely related independent clauses.
What theme is shown: “A friend helps you even when it’s hard”?
True friendship means loyalty and sacrifice.
Why do authors make readers infer instead of telling everything directly?
It makes stories more engaging and lets readers think critically.
What clue words do you look for in third person?
He, she, they, it
What is the difference between an independent and dependent clause?
An independent clause is a complete thought that can stand alone.
A dependent clause is a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence.
Fix the punctuation errors in the sentence.
My mom, brother and I went to the park yesterday It was a lot of fun and we had a picnic too. Its always fun when we go together.
My mom, brother, and I went to the park yesterday. It was a lot of fun, and we had a picnic too. It's always fun when we go together.