December
(A-2) Identify or infer: Characters/Setting/Problems/ Events/Relationships
(B-2) Draw Conclusions:
for author's genre choice and included/omitted details
(C-1) Make Connections: Text and Outside experiences
(D-1) Analyze and Evaluate Author's Craft: Literary Elements (personificiation / imagery/similie/metaphor /humor and Textual Elements: Word Choice
(D-3) Awareness of author's / character's customs and beliefs.

January
(A-2) Identify or infer: Characters/Setting/Problems/ Events/Relationships
(A-4) Predictions
(B-3) Draw Conclusions: Use stated or implied evidence to draw and /or support a conclusion
(C-1) Make Connections: Text and Outside experiences
(C-2) Make Connections: Personal Response

February
(A-2) Identify or infer: Characters/Setting/Problems/ Events/Relationships
(A-3) Summarize Events / Ideas
(B-3) Draw Conclusions: Use stated or implied evidence to draw and /or support a conclusion

Figurative Language - PCS Created

Making Inferences
Developing Characters and Settings