Backstory

4th and 5th grade students begin to learn the importance of backstory. Backstory can help you form character theories, anticipate possible problems, help students infer and understand why a character might behave the way they do or what motivates them..the list goes on and on. Backstory of the main character is often introduced in the beginning of a book (not always) and continues throughout the book in clues, snippets, or perhaps flashbacks.  You also learn the backstory of other characters throughout the book at times.