Help your middle school students critically analyze literature! Designed to complement Analytical Grammar, this supplementary curriculum teaches children to paraphrase content, create plot summaries, and learn to identify and explain the elements of stories---such as plot, mood, conflict, and setting. Includes a teaching packet with a step-by-step schedule, sample pages, and glossary; and a DVD-ROM with printable PDFs and instructional lectures and videos. This is season one in a three-season curriculum; 27 loose-leaf papers.