Georgia Performance Standards

The state of Georgia thinks that we should know before we get out of this class, we should understand what is going on in a story & we should also be able to guess what we think is about to happen. We should also know what a symbolism (comparing something or somebody to a object) is, such as "He is sharp as a needle". They don't actually mean that he is sharp enough to point you, they mean he is very smart. They also are saying that we should know the difference from a poem & a short story, or a essay & a novel.