Character Analysis Teacher Resources

[Free Registration/Login Required] This site contains a downloadable worksheet for a character profile booklet.

Middle schoolers get the inside scoop on a story when they create interview questions and answers for characters in the books they read.

Students will write and illustrate I Am poems. An I Am poem is an 18-line, three-stanza poem which students write about themselves, or a real or fictitious character. When all students have presented their poems to their classmates, the...

A lengthy examination of the novel's main characters is the foundation of this seven page .pdf guide.

Check out this informative site about "A Long Way From Chicago" by Richard Peck and learn about small-town life during the Depression in seven short stories for the years 1929 through 1942.

This reading guide for "A Long Way From Chicago and a Year Down Yonder" by Richard Peck takes a comprehensive look at the author and his work, seven stories about small-town life during the Depression.

What do you know about Richard Peck's life and work as an author? Use this informative site to learn more about this young adult author and to find resources for lesson plans.

Read chapter summaries of William Golding's novel, "Lord of the Flies." These summaries each include information about the chapter's plot and comments on the meaning behind Golding's writing.

Nasreddin is a famous character (and perhaps real person) in Arabic folktales -- he's wise, and funny; sometimes the sage and sometimes the trickster. This page, part of larger site on Azerbaijan, provides a nice sampling of Nasreddin...

This lesson plan examines the changes and developments in characters which appear in a series. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

A plot overview, character list, character analysis, themes and symbols, chapter summary and analysis, quotations, a quiz, and more for Night by Elie Wiesel.

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a series of graphic organizers for reading students. Forms are provided for plot, character analysis, reading logs, and reading responses.

This site provides a series of quotations, character analysis, themes, plot analysis, and quizzes from the novel that represent such themes as revenge, compassion, sin and free will.

Curtain Up provides a review of a production of a play by William Shakespeare, "All's Well That Ends Well." Includes character analysis and the aims of the director.

Read about each of the major characters in The Great Gatsby. An in-depth character analysis is provided with an additional reference to each character's time line in the novel.

Kaffir Boy is an autobiographical story about a young boy's escape from his life in apartheid South Africa. This site involves a plot summary, character analysis, and a discussion of themes.

For this lesson plan-activity, young scholars reading Walk Two Moons learn to identify and analyze character traits with a "Character Creation Worksheet."

This curriculum unit guides students in a deep investigation of the characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, and in developing an appreciation of Shakespeare's talent for language and his insightful understanding of human...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans, based on David Shannon's books No, David!, David Gets in Trouble, and David Goes to School. Students learn how to utilize text and picture clues to determine and describe...

This lesson plan on The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is available with a free trial registration. Students use the provided illustrated characters and props to explore character, plot, and theme.

In this lesson, you will learn to infer what a character thinks by examining what they say. [7:05]

This graphic organizer can be used to help students analyze a story or a historical event. Students will look closely at the story's characters or people involved in the historical event. Then they will summarize the story or event, and...

Comparing and contrasting works and looking for underlying themes and messages are at the heart of this multicultural lesson plan. Provides links to several background resources, and suggestions for assessment.

Lists of descriptors for Julius Caesar, Brutus, Portia, Cassius, and Antony in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Each adjective is accompanied by references to quotes or examples in the play.