STAAR Camp Inferring Theme Day 1
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Meghan Owens
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STAAR Camp
Theme
Day 1
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THE MESSAGE or lesson that an author wants to teach you through the story or poem.
Themes are usually INFERRED. Use evidence in the text to figure out the moral or lesson of the story (theme).
Theme
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Theme Topics vs. Themes
Themes are not one-word ideas!
Themes are specific.
THEME TOPICS
Love
Friendship
Honesty
Teamwork
Loyalty
Courage
THEMES
True friends will stand by you, even in difficult moments.
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
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Theme: a truth, a life lesson, that can be applied to……EVERYONE…EVERYWHERE!
Here are some popular examples
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TURN AND TALK
Turn and talk to your partner about a story you have read, or a movie you have seen.
What was the THEME or moral of the story?
Examples:
The Tortoise and the Hare: Sometimes speed isn't necessary to win.
Encanto: Everyone is special and powerful in their own way.
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Multiple Choice
What is the THEME of this story:
There were once some hardworking ants and a grasshopper who hated to work. The ants gathered food a,I spring while the grasshopper played. When winter came, the ants had enough food, but grasshopper had nothing to eat. Since the ants had no extra food to give, the grasshopper starved.
Don't be lazy.
Slowly but surely wins the race.
Don't steal.
Look before you leap.
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Multiple Choice
What is the THEME of this story: Long ago a beautiful princess had all beautiful expensive dresses. She bragged about them all the time. The other maidens got so tired of hearing about it that they stopped being friends with her.
Eat all your vegetables.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Don't brag; be modest.
Don't talk to strangers.
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Multiple Choice
What is the THEME of this story:
There once was an ugly duckling. The other ducks laughed at her, and she felt ashamed. However, as she developed, they saw that she was not a duck at all. She was actually a swan, and she was beautiful.
Look both ways before crossing the street.
Slowly but surely wins the race.
Don't steal.
We all are capable of improvement.
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Open Ended
What is the theme of the story?
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