Themes and Figurative Language

Grade 445 minutesCCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2

Learning Objective

I can identify the theme of a story and examples of figurative language used by the author.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 19 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Explain the difference between the theme of a story and its main idea.

2. What are some questions you can ask yourself to help you identify the theme of a story? List at least three.

3. The video mentions that themes are universal. What does "universal" mean in this context?

...and 16 more questions

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