Question

drag and drop each sentence to its correct description.
theme
central idea

• smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer in the united states.
• people should be more conscious of the damage they do to their bodies.
• global warming has been brought on by deforestation and gas emissions from our industrial world.
• our actions affect not only us, but the environment around us.
• dropout rates in our state are at the highest they have been in twenty years.
• education is one of the most valuable tools available to a person.

Explanation:

To solve this, we first identify the theme and central idea. The theme should be a broad concept, and the central idea a specific statement related to it.

• For the "Education" theme: The sentence "Education is one of the most valuable tools available to a person." is a central idea about education, and "Dropout rates in our state are at the highest they have been in twenty years." is also related to education (as a specific issue in education).
• For an "Environmental" theme: "Global Warming has been brought on by deforestation and gas emissions from our industrial world.", "Our actions affect not only us, but the environment around us." are related.
• For a "Health" theme: "Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer in the United States.", "People should be more conscious of the damage they do to their bodies." are related.

Assuming we are grouping by theme:

• Theme: Education; Central Ideas: "Education is one of the most valuable tools available to a person.", "Dropout rates in our state are at the highest they have been in twenty years."
• Theme: Environment; Central Ideas: "Global Warming has been brought on by deforestation and gas emissions from our industrial world.", "Our actions affect not only us, but the environment around us."
• Theme: Health; Central Ideas: "Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer in the United States.", "People should be more conscious of the damage they do to their bodies."

Answer:

• Theme: Education

Central Ideas:

• Education is one of the most valuable tools available to a person.
• Dropout rates in our state are at the highest they have been in twenty years.

• Theme: Environment

Central Ideas:

• Global Warming has been brought on by deforestation and gas emissions from our industrial world.
• Our actions affect not only us, but the environment around us.

• Theme: Health

Central Ideas:

• Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer in the United States.
• People should be more conscious of the damage they do to their bodies.