In this resource, you will find weeks worth of material from which to teach. Each skill is rooted in the common core standards, and each skill has a full lesson included with it. Additionally, each skill has two paired short stories in addition to non-fiction passages for analysis. Students will learn and discuss point of view, character, plot, plot line, setting, mood, diction, connotation, denotation, symbolism, irony, and so much more! It would be best to purchase this in its bundle form, whi