https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/new-6th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x8ddea1200317e822:integration-of-knowledge-and-ideas-long-passage-practice-6/x8ddea1200317e822:integration-of-knowledge-and-ideas-reading-literary-texts-6/a/reading-strategy-visualize-6 2025-10-28T20:00:44.958000582Z Reading strategy: Visualize Improve your comprehension by visualizing as you read. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/new-6th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x8ddea1200317e822:integration-of-knowledge-and-ideas-long-passage-practice-6/x8ddea1200317e822:integration-of-knowledge-and-ideas-reading-literary-texts-6/v/character-change-reading 2025-10-28T18:00:45.141756446Z Character change We can see characters in stories change and grow, just like real people. When we find a dynamic character, we notice they change throughout the story. On the other hand, a static character stays the same. We can observe how events and other people cause these changes. To understand a character better, we can look at their choices, actions, and how they react to events. Created by David Rheinstrom. David Rheinstrom video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/2c31f971-7372-4566-bb97-216dc24478db_1280_720_base.png Character change We can see characters in stories change and grow, just like real people. When we find a dynamic character, we notice they change throughout the story. On the other hand, a static character stays the same. We can observe how events and other people cause these changes. To understand a character better, we can look at their choices, actions, and how they react to events. Created by David Rheinstrom. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/KC6WY06twwc.mp4/KC6WY06twwc.mp4 333 Reading literary texts https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/new-6th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x8ddea1200317e822:integration-of-knowledge-and-ideas-long-passage-practice-6/x8ddea1200317e822:integration-of-knowledge-and-ideas-reading-literary-texts-6/e/the-last-mapmaker-the-thing-about-jellyfish 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z The Last Mapmaker & The Thing About Jellyfish Integrated skills practice Heather M. Meston exercise https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/new-6th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x8ddea1200317e822:integration-of-knowledge-and-ideas-long-passage-practice-6/x8ddea1200317e822:integration-of-knowledge-and-ideas-reading-literary-texts-6/e/the-odyssey-the-old-man-and-the-sea-6 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z The Odyssey & The Old Man and the Sea Mixed literary text practice Hannah Chorley exercise https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/new-6th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x8ddea1200317e822:integration-of-knowledge-and-ideas-long-passage-practice-6/x8ddea1200317e822:integration-of-knowledge-and-ideas-reading-literary-texts-6/e/the-secrets-of-the-esperanza-a-story-about-pirates 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z The Secrets of the Esperanza: A Pirate Tale Mixed literary text practice Heather M. Meston exercise