Finding the Theme
5th Grade · ELA · 20 min
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Learning Objective
I can identify the theme of a story.
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A theme is an important idea that is woven throughout a story, and it is different from the main idea or plot.
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Themes are universal, meaning anyone can relate to them, and can often be discovered by asking big questions about the characters and their actions.
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In the story of Anansi, a theme could be that anyone can have a good idea or that wisdom is inside all of us.
