Focus on Genre: Short Story
A short story is a type of fiction. Fiction is about people, things, and events that are not real. The people or animals in a story are called characters. The characters act out the events in the story.
Characters
Peter Lu
Angela Tang
Mrs. Tang
Your Job as a Reader: Reading Strategy: Plan Your Reading
Preview the story to make predictions about characters and events. As you read, pay attention to what the characters do and say. After you read, check if your predictions were correct.
