New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards
NJ 5 (Reading) Analyze the traits, motivations and thoughts of individuals in fiction and nonfiction based on how they are described, what they say and do and how they interact
NJ 5 (Writing) Create a logical progression of ideas or events, and convey the relationships among them
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.