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- 6th
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Students engage in the stories, Where the Wild Things Are and the novel Bridge to Terabithia. They see characters that have characteristics of both static and dynamic characters. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 9th
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Students analyze characters using a variety of teacher demonstrated techniques. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students perform this warm up to get the actors in character with the characters they interacted with most and in one case two actors that never spoke directly to each other on stage. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students conduct character analysis while reading short stories to explain different points of view. They examine each short story through the eyes of another in this unit. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students read Geronimo Stilton books to examine how to identify character traits and personalities based on the author's descriptions. They write their own descriptions and interpretations of characters to help with understanding and connections with their own personal life experiences. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students review the style techniques related to the American Method Acting and practice using them in groups. Using various scenes from films, they try to recreate the scene using props. In groups, they discover the proper way to get into character and use improvisation to develop a skit. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students use a graphic organizer in order to investigate the characters of a story. They participate in class discussion about characters and how to identify the parts of a story. Students fill in the graphic organizer with the information discussed about a specific character of choice. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students try to identify someone in their school given only their characteristics. In groups, they create a character flip book based on one of the characters from "The Bridge to Terabithia". They must create three PowerPoint slides each to be combined in the class book. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students explore character in fictional text. They read a novel and describe a character's personality. Students create a project of their choice in order to describe the character from their novel. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and define stock character, static character, and dynamic character. Then they apply definitions of character to favorite characters from movie, sitcom, and novels. Students also complete quiz on these definitions and characters in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." Full Review »

