Finding the ThemeThe message underneath the plot — and why it is never one…4th GradeThe theme is what the story says about life. It is not the plot, and it is not a single word.1WHAT DID THE CHARACTER LEARN?Themes usually arrive through a change in someone.2SAY IT AS A SENTENCE'Friendship' is a topic. 'Real friends tell you the truth' is atheme.3CHECK IT AGAINST THE WHOLE BOOKA theme has to fit the ending, not just one chapter.4MAKE IT ABOUT LIFE, NOT THE CHARACTERSIt should be true outside this story too.TOPIC VS THEMETopic: courageTheme: being brave means acting even while you are afraidTwo readers can find different themes in the same book and both beright — if both can point at evidence.Finding the Themewww.littleactivity.com

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Literacy · 4th Grade

Finding the Theme

The message underneath the plot — and why it is never one word.

How to use it

After a book, ask what it taught, then insist on a full sentence.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
4th Grade
Ages
9–10
Subject
Literacy
Pages
1

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