In class today, we discussed the fact that a theme is the author's message about life in a story. We usually have a message or a lesson learned from a story, and that is the story's theme. Stories can have one or several themes, but most stories have one main theme. Also, the theme is rarely stated, but you, as the reader, must use the details and events of the story to infer the theme.
For your homework, follow the steps below:
1. Go to the following link
http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-worksheets/theme-lesson.htm
2. Read through each of the tabs or links about theme. Just click on each white title on the left of the screen, and it will open a slide like a power point on the right of the screen.
3. Read the three practice stories at the end of the links, "Once there was a mean", "Angie loved to draw", and "Jenny hated reading class."
4. Choose the profile anonymous before you click "publish"
4. Post the theme to one of the three stories that your read. You only need to choose ONE to post about on the blog.
5. Feel free to respond to other's posts as well.
*Remember to include your name with your post!!!
I read "Angie loves to draw". The theme is keep your things in a safe place all the time.
ReplyDeleteyou should also take care of other peoples stuff. Kayla Dombrowski
DeleteThe theme of "Angie loved to draw" is a life lesson to be responsible and be organized or it will come back to bite you. Plus, Angie felt pretty foolish because she was stuck with the drab pencils.
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Never tell a lie about a very serious thing. From there once was a mean.
ReplyDeleteGrace Senra
the theme was in Jenny hates reading class is........ don't give up just because you don't get a class ask for help with someone who knows that class and to help you on your level !!!!
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i agree with you Nyla.
DeleteKaitlyn Watkins
Lance Felker:
ReplyDelete"Jenny Hated Reading Class"
The theme of this story is that if you are frustrated, you should always ask for help. In the story, Jenny was getting frustrated because she could not figure out her work.
maegan marsh
ReplyDeleteI read the story about once there was a mean boy.... and I loved reading it.The theme was never lie about anything cause it might turn out to be something important. and when it happens no one will believe you.
the theme is that you need to be responsible and take care of your stuff and other people's stuff from Angie Loves To Draw Jordan Reining
ReplyDeleteI agree with you if you take care of other peoples stuff because if you don't wont. Kayla Dombrowski
DeleteI read the Boy who Cried Wolf.I think the theme is do not lie.When he was telling the truth no one believed him.jackson greene
ReplyDeleteJenny hated reading class theme:
ReplyDeleteif u are having trouble don't be afraid to ask
"Once there was a mean"theme is be honest tell the truth don't lie, otherwise when you tell the truth people won't believe you.
ReplyDeleteOWEN EBLE
The theme to the second story is always keep track and take care of other peoples things when you borrow them. What led me to that theme was the main character kept losing the markers.
ReplyDeleteBy Jason Paris
I agree with you keep up with your stuff but also other peoples stuff too. Kayla Dombrowski
DeleteI think the theme of "Once there was a mean" is that you should always tell the truth or people won't believe you when you really are telling the truth. Because when the boy keeps tricking the people of the town saying that there was a wolf, when there actually was a wolf at his house he yelled for help and no one believed him.
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I also agree with you don't lie because if you tell the truth no one will believe. Kayla Dombrowski !!!!
Deletei agree. ~annmarie aris~
Deletei also agree. Kaitlyn Watkins
Deletei chose the mean boy who called wolf. the moral of that story is don't lie to other people. just be honest.
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annmarie I agree with you just be honest. Kayla Dombrowski
Deletei agree with every one.
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Hi it's Kristen Lewis i'm going to tell you what I wrote."My story is Jenny hated reading class."My theme is you can always ask a friend for help,but you should also help them when they need help.
ReplyDeletei agree also with you.
Deletekaitlyn watkins
i think that in the boy who cried wolf i think that the THEME is that you shouldn't lie to anyone and if you lie too much no one will belive you when its true
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ReplyDeletethe theme is to keep up with your stuff
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mellisa . "jenny hated reading class." the theme was when jenny did not no a thing about reading but her friend helped her by not giving her answers when katie had trouble with math but jenny helped her to under stand both math reading they did mot have to get frustrated anymore
ReplyDeletei agree alot.
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Carly Charles
ReplyDeleteI read the little book Angie loved to draw.So first she lost her markers at home. So she asked the teacher can I use some of your markers?So it was near the end of the school day so she took the markers home to finish coloring.Then she lost them.So she wanted to color again so she asked for more markers.Then the teacher said this is my last pack.So when she left school she left them all of the floor at school so the custodian swept them away.So now she has to draw with pencils.
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ReplyDeleteThe story was about how Angie loved to draw, but always lost her markers. She borrowed the teacher's and
the custodian swept them up. The teacher had no more marker and she had to draw with drab pencils.
I think the theme was,there was a little boy that was always mean and played tricks on other people and when he was at his farm and he really saw the wolf and yelled for help no one came because he always played tricks.This is by Maddie George.
ReplyDeleteI liked the story "Angie loves to draw".It taght me"never take something you know you can't return."
ReplyDeleteI read Angie loves to draw.It's about a life lesson for if you borrow something and you lose it if it is a teacher's or a friend's stuff you need to tell them and say sorry and ask if they could help you find it. Peyton Steelman
ReplyDeleteIf you play tricks on people they will not believe you. Kyree Tolar
ReplyDeleteFriends can help each other learn. Kyree Tolar
ReplyDeleteI read "once there was a mean..." - The theme is that you should always tell the truth. Braiden Brown
ReplyDeleteI think the theme for the story, “Once there was a mean…” is, if you lie all the time, people aren’t going to believe you when you’re telling the truth. I believe this is the theme because, after lieing twice about a wolf attacting the town, no one belived the boy when there was an actual wolf attacking. In real life, if you’re a liar, people aren’t going to believe you when you need them to. Like when you need their help.
ReplyDelete♥Cadence Vaz♥
i also agree alot.
Deletekaitlyn watkins
I read "once there was a mean..."I think you should always tell the truth because if you do lie it could happen in real life and no one will want to help you because they will think you lied. from Kayla Dombrowski
ReplyDeleteIn the story Once There Was a Mean I think the theme was treat people the way you want to be treated.
ReplyDeleteI read Angie Loved to draw. I think the theme of the story is to keep up with stuff that you borrow. Elijah Millet
ReplyDeletethe theme of Angie loves to draw is to be responsible and keep up with your stuff
ReplyDeleteI read "The Mean Boy Who Cried Wolf" I think the theme of the story is to always be honest. When you're not honest and fool people a lot about the same thing, it might really happen and when you say it no one will believe you. What made me decide this theme is because the boy kept fooling people about a wolf and it was never true and when there was really a wolf no one came to help him.
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ReplyDeleteI read Angie loves to draw. The story tells you about how you should be more responsible and when you ask to borrow someone's things to always remember to be very careful with them. if you return them the way you received them you will be able to ask to borrow them again b/c you took care of them. William Vaughn
the theme is that Angie needs to be more responsible with her things.
ReplyDeleteJack McWhorter
In the story Once There Was a Mean I think the theme was treat people the way you want to be treated Spencer Hallead
ReplyDeleteI think theme was that when you use someone's writing and coloring utinciles you have to keep up with them. Connor Hobbs
ReplyDeleteAngie's theme is that be more responsible and keep up with your stuff that you are borrowing.
ReplyDeleteMarissa Jett!!!!:)
The theme of "Once there was a mean..." is to never lie to people because if you do it and your in trouble no one will help you. -Sabrina T.
ReplyDeleteI picked "Once there was a mean...". The theme of the story is to never lie and always tell the truth. Something could happen to you and no one would believe you.
ReplyDeleteI picked ''Angie loves to draw''. The theme is when you borrow other people's stuff take care of it. Tyler Howe
ReplyDeleteI read the boy who cried wolf....i thought the meaning was to never lie to someone because if something really did happen they would not believe you because they would think you are playing a trick on them.-Anna Hardin-
ReplyDeletehello im chathan jones i picked once there was a mean boy i think the theme is that u should never lie about something so serious like wolfs so that want turn back on u when it really happen.
ReplyDeleteI picked "Once there was a mean..." and the theme was to always tell the truth and never ever lie.
ReplyDeleteAustin Abeln
Zachary Kuenning: The theme is that the boy should not lie because they will not believe him in a real situation.
ReplyDeleteI read about angie she kept taking the teachers markers and I thought it was funny because she said that she didn't know where they went nd it was really her! I cant believe she said that she didnt now where they were when she took them!-shaylah ash-
ReplyDeleteI read "Jenny hated reading class" the theme is if you need help with something you should always ask a friend,a teacher,or even a parent.Never be scared to ask for help.
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I read Angie loves to draw. She kept on taking markers from the teacher. That is not responsible. The first time she took them home then she lost them. The second time they were scattered all around. That's not responsible. Hayley Ash
ReplyDeletethe story once there was a mean's theme is don't lie. Monet
ReplyDeleteI read "Angie Loves To Draw." Angie kept losing the markers that her teacher let her borrow. The theme is that we should take of things we borrow like they were our own. Madalyn McEntyre
ReplyDeleteI read Once there was a mean. The theme was about a boy who lied and said there was a wolf and tricked everone. When there was a real wolf eating his chickens nobody would listen because he had lied before.
ReplyDeleteRiley Beasley
The story I read was called "once there was mean boy".The story's theme was
ReplyDeletedon't lie because when you finally tell the truth nobody will believe you. The little mean boy kept telling lies about a wolf attacking the town and finally there was a real wolf,he told the truth but no one believed him. Hedwig
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ReplyDeletethe theme to There Was a Mean is the golden rule
ReplyDeletethe theme to There Was a Mean is the golden rule andrew
ReplyDeleteI read "Once there was a mean...".I think the theme is to never tell lies because then if you really need help, no one will ever believe you. Emmanuel Garcia
ReplyDelete"There once was a mean..." has the theme: don't lie and play tricks all the time because you will become very untrustworthy, and when a real problem comes (For example: getting blamed for something you didn't do), no one will trust you!
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I read " Angie Loves To Draw." This book is about a girl who doesn't take care of stuff. When you borrow stuff you need to return it at the end of school or when your finished. I hope you remember this when you borrow something. :] Monet Rhodes
ReplyDeleteI read "Once There Was a Mean Boy".The theme of the story is when you lie to people it causes them to not trust you when you tell the truth.
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