Theme, Central Idea, and Objective Summary

ELAGSE8RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

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​What is a Theme?

The theme is the lesson or moral of a story and a novel. Central Idea

The Central idea also known as the main idea in a brief summary of what the entire story is about. It is easy to find the main idea. The main idea can be found at the beginning of the first paragraph.

​Both the Central Idea and Theme are not the same because the theme is a lesson or moral in a story or novel. The Central Idea is known as the main idea in a brief summary of what the entire story is about.