"What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything?" by Avi. Explore VOCABULARY, SETTING, PLOT,CHARACTERIZATION, THEME, and SYMBOLISM, with this 26-slide PowerPoint with handouts. Your students will be guided through a whole group reading of the text and a partner reading of the text. Each reading has them actively focusing on aspects of the elements of literature. Small groups will work together on a characterization task as well as on a symbolism task. A separate FINAL PROJECT includes a COMPREHENSION