To be successful with this standard, students are expected to [SOL 5.5]

• understand that characters are developed by:

  • what is directly stated in the text;

  • their speech and actions; and

  • what other characters in the story say or think about them.

• understand that some characters change during the story or poem and some characters stay the same.

• understand that the main character has a conflict that usually gets resolved.

• identify the conflict or problem of the plot.

• understand that plot is developed through a series of events.

• identify the events in sequence that lead to resolution of the conflict.

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To practice this skill, we wanted to provide scholars with several websites that include different games that focus on this particular skill. Most websites should not require sign-ups. If a sign-up is requires, you can choose to sign your scholar up or move on to the next available site. To access the practice games please click the buttons located below - this will take you to the designated site.