Characterization Be able to identify the basic personality traits of each major character in the book, including the animals. Characteristics might include friendly, responsible, bullying, smart, determined, loyal. Be able to support your conclusions with evidence from the book. If you say that a character is smart, be able to point out some exact events from the book that show the character's smartness. Conflict Several of the characters in this book come into conflict with each other during the story.
Relationships Be able to describe the relationships between characters.
Be able to prove your conclusion with specific events or dialogue. If there is more than one definition for a word, select the one that seems most likely to fit the story. After you read section I of the book, you'll be familiar with the themes and characters of the book, so this will be easier to do. Write these definitions in a spiral-bound notebook. Bring this notebook with you the first day of school.