Character and Story Elements Study

We have begun a new unit in both Reading and Writing Workshop.  As we read our way through the wonderful "Henry and Mudge" series by Cynthia Rylant, we are going to be learning about story elements such as character, setting, plot, problem and solution.  We first learned to distinguish between fiction and realistic fiction and then began to look deeply into the actions of our characters searching for clues that would reveal both their inside and outside characteristics.
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