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Main Idea Vs. Theme

The main idea is what the book is mostly about.

The theme is the message, lesson, or moral of a book.

By asking crucial questions at before you read, while you read, and after you read a book, you can determine the main idea and theme of any book you are reading!

Questions to Determine Main Idea

Before Reading:

Read the title.

What is the book about?

What is the topic?

While Reading:

Look for and carefully read text features.

Is the book fiction or nonfiction?

Look for information, words, and pictures that are repeated.

After Reading:

Think about the most important part of this topic.

What details or examples back up and support the main idea?

Questions to Determine Theme

Before Reading:

Look back at the common theme topics.

Keep these in mind as you begin to read the book.

While Reading:

Think: the theme may be stated or implied (suggested).

After Reading:

How did the characters react to obstacles?

What important decisions did the characters make?

How did the characters grow or change, and what did they learn?

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'Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch' read by Hector Elizondo