Other Skills: Character Traits Compare and Contrast Context Clues Fact and Opinion Figurative Language Main / Central Idea Point of View Rhythm & Rhyme Story Elements Summary Symbolism
A theme is the central message or meaning of a literary work. It is usually not stated directly but needs to be inferred by the reader. It is a general conclusion or lesson about human nature or society. An example of a theme might be, “Money can’t buy happiness.” Below you will find reading comprehension passages that can be used for instruction on themes.
by Robert Frost
One of Robert Frost's most famous poems "Mending Wal...
by James Mooney from Myths of the Cherokee: Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology
Anthropologist and ethnologist James Mooney (1861-19...
by RV Staff Writer J.C.
This short but impactful poem describes the ways a p...
by Lucy Maud Montgomery from Anne of Green Gables
Chapter IX passage: In this passage from "Anne of Gr...
Born in 1861, James Mooney was an anthropologist/et...
Kayla and Taylor have known Lucas forever, but after...
by Louisa May Alcott from Little Women
With so many sisters in the March family, it was ine...
by Emma Lazarus
Written by Emma Lazurus in 1883, this poem appears o...
Brenda is a young beaver who wants to help her parents build a new lodge, but she is too small to cut down trees yet. Can Brend...
It's decision time at Green Gables, as Anne is about...