Beyond the Plot: Learning Through Fiction

Encourage learning about complex, confusing, or even just random topics that were covered in fictional stories. Later on, shift the narrative from discover new topics from what we are reading to what is the author trying to say here? What was their intent? What clues is the author giving us, and what do you think will happen next in the story? . This brings elementary schoolers a first interaction with deeper English themes, such as author\u27s intent, at a low-stakes interaction to build confidence in the works and in themselves