~ENGLISH STANDARDS~

(RI) 3. Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text.

                 In chapters 1-3, in Pretty Girl-13 by Liz Coley, the sequence of events begin with the young girl coming home after being missing for years. Then, it explains how the girl had lost her memory. According to the girl she is thirteen, but in reality she is actually sixteen years old. Then, it begins talking about all the events the young girl had missed since she was gone. The fact that she has been missing for three years explains why she has missed so much in her family and friends' life. Through out the story, all the events start to make more sense and it makes it easier to understand the pretty girl's personality, as well as the other characters' personalities. Overall, each event the author writes about helps lead to the Pretty Girl-13's ending and helps the reader understand the way the text is organized and structured.