In this lesson, you will learn how to identify the setting of a story by finding keywords that show where the story takes place. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [5:20]

In this lesson, you will learn how to identify the structure of a myth by recognizing transition words that signal a change in the story. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [9:19]

In this lesson, you will learn how the point of view affects the meaning of the story by identifying when a narrator is reliable and when he is unreliable. [8:20]

In this lesson, you will learn to figure out a poet's message by paying attention to your own feelings and thoughts. [4:45]

In this lesson, you will learn to describe how the characters' traits and motivations contribute to the sequence of events by asking, 'What character trait or motivation made this event happen?' [7:58]

In this lesson, you will learn how good readers read fluently by tracking a conversation and reading dialogue in a character voice that matches. [4:23]

In this lesson, you will learn how to prepare to read a poem by examining its title. [4:04]

In this lesson, you will learn to recount the key events in a story by using the illustrations to track the action. [5:55]

In this lesson, you will learn how to revise your thinking as you read by pausing at the end of each section and asking, "How has my thinking changed?" Login gives access to an additional video. [5:20]

In this lesson, you will learn how good readers track the setting by pausing and asking themselves "Where are they now? How do I know?" [3:21]

In this lesson, you will learn how readers track a character's problem by asking "Is the problem getting better or worse? How?" [4:05]

In this lesson, you will learn how to determine character motivation by asking "Did my character do this because he or she feels a certain way?" [4:24]

In this lesson, you will learn to make a mental image stronger by finding examples of personification. [4:15]

In this lesson, you will learn to describe how key events in the story are connected by asking questions about the text structure. [8:54]

In this lesson, you will learn how to notice a poem's setting by using the imagery in the poem to help you picture what the setting looks and sounds like. Login gives access to an additional video. [5:34]

In this lesson, you will learn to identify what caused particular events in a story by looking back and examining characters' actions. [5:36]

In this lesson, you will learn how an author develops setting by using words and phrases to infer where the text takes place and what the place is like. [7:05]

In this lesson, you will learn to infer what a character thinks by examining what they say. [7:05]

In this lesson, you will learn how to identify the theme in a passage by asking "What did the main character learn?" [4:16]

In this lesson, you will learn to describe how a playwright builds suspense by using clues in the setting, stage directions, and dialogue. [6:01]

In this lesson, you will learn to determine the theme of the story by analyzing the change the character goes through in the story. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [4:16]

In this lesson, you will learn how the author establishes theme by determining meaning from clues in the text. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [7:55]

In this lesson, you will learn to describe the change in a character by drawing on the character's thoughts, words, or actions. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [8:16]

In this lesson, you will learn to determine the theme of a drama by asking yourself what the audience can learn from the story. Login gives access to a copy of a Little Red Riding-Hood play, a slideshow, and a student handout. [6:18]