We will be reading to learn:

• Stories include problems that need to be solved.
• There may be more than one problem in a story.
• Characters change and evolve throughout a story and their actions and interactions contribute to the story.
• Authors use descriptive language to create mood.
• Figurative language has literal and non-literal meaning.
• An author's use of words can create mental images and deepen understanding about the text.
• Contextual clues help the reader to make sense of similes and metaphors.

We will be able to :

• Locate and analyze the elements of plot structure within a text, including character development and problem/resolution.
• Identify how events in the text contribute to problem/resolution.
• Express the evolution of a character in a story.
• Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story with text-based details.
• Identify the literal and non-literal meaning of figurative language.
• Explain how the author uses specific types of figurative language to describe people, feelings, or events.
• Participate in discussions having read or studied the required material.
• Follow agreed-upon rules for discussion, reading, and writing assignments.
• Pose and respond to specific questions.
• Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from discussions.