1. Interpersonal Communication Response to Literature (RTL) 1 Objective: Students will identify and describe the setting and a character of a short story. The SMALLEST DRAGONBOY By Anne McCaffrey Page 119 vocabulary word: pinions

2. Our predictions of the definition of pinions

3. 1.Find the definition in the footnotes of the short story, The Smallest Dragonboy, by Anne McCaffrey. 2.Once you define the word, write down the definition and use it in a sentence. Page 119

4. Grammatical and Literary Forms we Will Use Helping verb: is Story Hill plot elements Adjectives to describe setting and characters

5. Read Aloud The SMALLEST DRAGONBOY, by Anne McCaffrey Page 119

6. Patterns for Prompts 1.Describe the setting of the short story, The Smallest Dragonboy, by Anne McCaffrey. 2.Who is the main character of The Smallest Dragonboy? How would you describe him?

7. Patterns for Responses 1.The setting in the Smallest Dragonboy, by Anne McCaffrey, is _________________. 2._____________ is the main character in the short story. He/she is (a) _________________.