Reading:Reading:Sea of Monsters p. 134Sea of Monsters p. 134

AVID:AVID:Thank You Notes—No Thank You Notes—No

ExcusesExcusesChristmas CarolChristmas Carol Stave 2 Stave 2

““Dear Daddy,Dear Daddy,Even if I find my prince Even if I find my prince you will always be my you will always be my

king.”king.”AnonymousAnonymous

IdiomIdiom::Jump for Jump for joyVery happy

DV: Scintilla:a tiny amount of

something

Lit VocabLit VocabCharacterizationCharacterizationthe way a writer the way a writer

makes a makes a character seem like a real

person