Dragons and Marshmallows

Science fiction, fantasy, Point of view; 8yr old girl, Story elements: setting, plot and character development, problem and solution, cause and effect relationships, changes from beginning to end of the story, figurative language: hyperbole, exaggeration, compound words contractions. Life science: reptiles, scientific investigation: question, hypothesis, materials, steps/procedure, conclusion, new scientific vocabulary, Themes: family, science, reptiles, nature, magic.