*Students will be able to use the Trait Mate symbol to describe a character.
*Students will be able to use the Trait Mate symbol to describe a specific character trait.
*Students will able to use the Trait Mate symbols separately to identify narrative structure in leveled text.
*Students will be able to use the Trait Mate symbol as a visual representation of narrative structure when writing.
*Students will be able to use the Trait Mate symbol to reflect on their writing as a guide for elaboration of each event in a story.
*Students will be able to use the Trait Mate symbol as a guide for revisions.
*Students will be able to use the Trait Mate symbols separately to show evidence of a specific character trait in their reading.
*Students will be able to use the Trait Mate symbols separately to identify stated and inferred thoughts, feeling and character traits in their guided reading books.
*Students will be able to evaluate their writing using a "Good Story Rubric" that they develop with the teacher based on the Trait Mate.
