CENTRAL IDEA,OBJECTIVE,SUMMARY,ADN THEME

common topics for theme

* Courage * Hope * Honesty * Hard work * Love * Acceptance * Kindness * Jealousy * Fears * Being yourself * Doing the  right thing

SUPPORTING IDEAS

: Facts, statements, specifics, and examples that clarify, explain, and describe the central idea.

RELATIONSHIP:

A connection between two or more ideas, events, individuals, etc.

WHAT IS ANALYZE

BREAK DOWN INTO KEY PARTS

common themes

Be careful what you wish for. Honesty is the best policy. Crime doesn't pay. Sacrifice leads to reward. We are all the same on the inside. Money cannot buy happiness. Love conquers all. You can learn if you listen. Don't take things for granted.

what is central idea

CENTRAL IDEA refers to what the text is mainly about. Central idea is NOT the topic of the text. Central idea can most often be stated in one sentence. Applies to Nonfiction/informative writing

DETERMINE

DECIDE OR FIGURE OUT

: I can provide an objective summary of the text

Determine the central idea Find important details that the author uses to develop the central idea and communicate them in your own words Be clear, concise, and brief Leave out minor details and your own personal opinion

: I can determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text including its relationship to supporting ideas

Examine the title and any blurbs included before the body of the text Pay close attention to the opening and closing paragraphs What is the topic? Why has the author written about the topic (purpose—inform, entertain, persuade)? What point or points has the author made about the topic?

WHAT IS THE STANDARD

I CAN DETERMINE A CENTARL IDEA OF A TEXT AND ANALYZE IT DEVELOPMENT OVER THE COURSE OF THE TEXT INCLUDEING ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SUPPORTING IDEAS

analyze its [a central idea's] development over the course of the text including its relationship to supporting ideas

Look at the body paragraphs of the text. What examples is the author using to make his or her point? Think about the who, what, when, where, why, and how about the topic.

WHAT IS CENTRAL IDEA

THE MAIN POINT OF AN AUTHOR PRIMAERY MESSAGES. SOMETIMES THE CENTARL IDEA IS STATED, BUT SOMETIME IT MUST BE INFERRED.

what is a theme

Theme is the life lesson, author's message, or moral of a fictional story or poem. Readers have to make inferences to determine themes in literature because themes are NOT directly stated. In order to determine the theme of a story, readers have to think beyond the small details. Instead, readers must figure out the big world lesson of the theme.

to the determine theme

What did the character(s) learn? How did the character(s) grow or change? Why did the character(s) act this way?