Access 1 Skill: Theme
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Fill in the blanks as you watch the video about theme
or message the author is trying to express in a story or poem,
1. The theme is the central idea
is usually stated as a moral, or a lesson
2. The theme of a
directly
3. Renders often have to infer the theme because it is not
from the story to infer the theme.
4. Readers use
6. Dialogue, character's actions, descriptions, setting, plot events, and the story's
are all evidence that can help a reader infer the theme of a story,
"SL 9-10 2 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (9. visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy
of each source
ELD P10.106 Em - Listening actively Demonstrate comprehension of oral presentations and discussions on familiar social and academic topics by asking and
answering questions with prompting and substantial support
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fiction, poetry, or drama,
Theme is the central idea or message an author
expresses in a work of
To infer the theme of a story, novel, poem, or play,
answer this question
When a theme is not directly stated, it is developed over
A broad theme can be stated in
An example of a specific theme expressed in a sentence
is