Theme Passage Lesson

The theme is the underlying message in the story.

Stories can have multiple themes.

Many times, people confuse the main idea or the summary of a story with the theme of a story or passage.

The main idea is a summary of what the whole passage is about, while the theme is an inference that related to the underlying message in a story

The theme is not directly stated, but is implied.

The reader must think about the character's experiences and choices to infer the theme of the story.

Observe what the character in a story does, feels, thinks, or says.

Ask yourself, "What are the consequences of these actions?"

Ask yourself, "What are some BIG idea in this story"

Ask yourself, "What does the author believe about these topics?"

Themes are a complete sentence.

Themes never contain character names.

A theme is universal and can be true for many books.