Topic: Reading Standards for Literature, Grade 6.

Review:

.Cite specific textual evidence

.Development of central idea or theme, drawing on key details

.how plot unfolds in a series of episodes; how characters adapt or change

.figurative and connotative words and phrases

.flashbacks and foreshadowing

.point of view of the narrator in a poem, drama or story

.how multimedia elements contribute to meaning

genre (mysteries, adventure stories, etc.)

.read literature independently

Source: “CCSSI (Common Core State Standards Initiative) for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies and Science.” March 10, 2010, p. 12, 13. You will find the standards at http://www.corestandards.org/.