Which of these should apply to a theme?

It should be for anyone, anywhere, anytime.

Which of these statements would NOT go in a summary?

Dogs are people's best friends according to an old saying.

Which of these would be the best theme for this class?

Don’t underestimate the ability of others., To succeed, we must first believe that we can., Hard work pays off in the end., Knowledge is power.

a lesson about life the author is revealing

Which of these is a theme?

Friends always help each other.

a shortened version of the text that states its key points

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Summary and Theme practice

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1
Which of these should apply to a theme?
It should be specific to only this story.
It should be for anyone, anywhere, anytime.
It should relate to only the main character.
It should be one word.
2
A strategy for writing a complete summary of a piece of literature is...
Plot-Theme-Resolution
Character-Conflict-Resolution
Something-Is-Because-So-Then
Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then
3
Which of these statements would NOT go in a strong summary?
Julissa is a 6th grade student at Central Middle School.
She practiced extra hard to give herself a better chance.
Her best friend was Kiley.
Julissa wanted to go out for basketball for the first time.
4
Which of these is NOT a theme?
Honesty is the best policy.
Beware of strangers.
Knowledge
Don't judge a book by its cover.
5
Which of these statements would NOT go in a summary?
The topic of the text is what makes a good pet.
Finally, find an expert to be sure all of the needs are met.
Dogs are people's best friends according to an old saying.
Because some pets eat more, know how much food is needed.
6
Which of these would be the best theme for this class?
Don’t underestimate the ability of others.
To succeed, we must first believe that we can.
Hard work pays off in the end.
Knowledge is power.
7
What is a theme?
a lesson about life the author is revealing
how the author feels about a topic
where and when a story takes place
the topic of the story
8
Which of these is a theme?
Friendship
Friends always help each other.
Winnie should not run away from home.
Jesse learned that it is hard to say good-bye.
9
A strategy for writing a summary for informational text like a newspaper article is...
Something-Is-Because-So-Then
Author-Problem-Solution
How-Why
Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then
10
What is a summary?
a shortened version of the text that states its key points
a shortened version that doesn't give the ending away
the message the story is trying to teach
restating all episodes of the story

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