1. The following reading habit posters are formatted to 8
The following reading habit posters are formatted to 8.5”x11” paper to be printed and then drawn in front of students as a pictorial for brain imprinting.

2. Habit 4: Great Readers Understand How Stories Work
I can identify and understand literary devices like… (See note below)
I understand story grammar: characters, setting, problem, solution, plot.
I can identify and use text features
I understand how stories work!
Good Habits, Great Readers Unit 4: Grades K-3 Teacher Notes:
The order of the thoughts bubbles can be coordinated with the focus lessons: week 1 & 2-story grammar, week 3-literary devices (add the specific devices with examples as they are introduced during the week), week 4-text features.
Use the following comprehension strategy pictorial to reinforce the concepts for this habit: story elements.
References for teaching: list of literary devices.

3. Definitions for literary devices
Idiom: a phrase that cannot be understood based on the meaning of the words (Gr.1)
Understatement: words that mean the opposite of their usual meaning (Gr. 1&3)
Irony: humor based on opposites (Gr. 1)
Foreshadow: hints about something that will happen (Gr. 1)
Alliteration: the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase in a sentence (Gr. 2&3)
Personification: the representation of a thing or idea as a person (Gr.2)
Pun: a humorous play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning (Gr. 2)
Imagery: pictures that are created in the mind while reading (Gr. 3)
Onomatopoeia: words whose sounds suggest the meanings (Gr. 3)

4. Habit 4: Great Readers Understand How Stories Work
I understand and analyze setting and plot.
I understand and analyze characters.
I can identify point of view.
I understand and analyze theme.
I understand story elements: characters, setting, problem, solution, plot.
I understand how stories work when I analyze the story elements!
Good Habits, Great Readers Unit 4: Grades 4-5 Teacher Notes:
The order of the thoughts bubbles can be coordinated with the focus lessons: week 1 & 2-story grammar, week 3-literary devices, week 4-text features.
Use the following comprehension strategy pictorials to reinforce the concepts for this habit: Story Elements and Point of View.