- describe situations in the stories in your own words;
- introduce characters from the stories to other people;
- identify elements from the stories that contribute to setting;
- organize elements of a plot in a story;
- analyze a scene to help you understand the characters in a story;
- you can rewrite parts of a story from a different point of view;
- explain to a classmate how your characters are built up throughout a story;
- compare setting, characters, and theme from different stories;
- choose stories that you find interesting;
- visualize situations from the story;
- predict how stories will develop;
- discuss your writing with a classmate;
- rephrase short paragraphs in your own words;
- name the stages of a plot diagram.