1. How to Read Something that is Hard:
Read with metacognitive markers.
Add notes/answers to your metacognitive markers.
Reread.
Stop every few paragraphs to summarize what is happening in the story.
Read prompt/question/purpose for reading.
Reread with metacognitive markers related to prompt/question/purpose for reading.

2. Metacognitive Markers
?= don’t understand
= interesting or important
I = examples of imagery

3. Imagery
The mental pictures that we experience while reading literature.
Connects to senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch
Examples:
The sun’s beams shimmered and danced on the ocean’s gentle waves.
Although they could not see outside the cabin, they could hear the eerie tapping, tapping, tapping, of his knife upon their door.
Tyler's socks, still soaked with sweat from Tuesday's P.E. class, filled the classroom with an aroma akin to that of salty, week-old, rotting fish.
The familiar comforting warmth of the chicken noodle soup instantly made Mike feel much better.
The icy breeze gently brushed against the hair on her neck, and goose-bumps shortly followed. 

4. Prompt:
How does the author demonstrate the steps of the Hero’s Journey in Drummer Boy of Shiloh? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.