In Theme 6, you:

• reflected on what a novel is and how to choose a novel to read

• chose a novel to read, previewed it prior to reading, and learned about the author

• reviewed strategies to use while reading and reviewed the elements that make up a novel

• learned about plot, conflict, and setting

• learned how an author presents a character and learned about character types in novels

• learned more about point of view and understood that the author's purpose in telling a story is its theme

• further examined plot, conflict, and setting in the novel you read

• studied the characters in your novel and understood their type and development

• determined the point of view used by the author of your novel and the novel's theme

• thought about the language authors choose to use in novels

• thought about how authors use images that relate to the senses in novels

• reviewed literary devices and thought about how they are used to involve the reader in novels

• completed vocabulary work to learn new and unfamiliar words

• completed a Reading Journal to reflect on what you read