In Theme 5, you:

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

• chose the novel Freak the Mighty, previewed it prior to reading, learned about the author, and gathered background information to prepare you for the story

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

• read and responded to the novel

• learned about the Hero's Journey story pattern, thought about other topics that came up in the novel (e.g., bullying and friendship), and learned how authors prepare readers for what may happen in a novel
  

• learned about plot, conflict, and setting

• understood 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 Freak the Mighty
  

• studied the characters in Freak the Mighty and understood their type and development

• determined the point of view used by the author of Freak the Mighty 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