ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Studying Character in Drama
Online lesson that allows students to study and follow a Shakespearean character throughout a play, analyzing their actions, traits and dialogue as clues to characterization.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Become a Character
In this online lesson and activity, students actually "become" a character from a novel in their analysis of characterization. The lesson uses the Scarlet Letter, but any novel can be used. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters, RL.11-12.3 Auth...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Story Character Homepage
Online lesson which allows for young scholars to create an electronic "Home page," for a specific character when reading a class novel. Students research and create web pages, then present findings to the class.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Examining Character Motivation
During this unit, students will ask "Why do we do what we do?" They will read different novels to analyze character motivation. Throughout the unit they will debate whether they think characters made smart choices and why. They will also...
Utah Education Network
Uen: 2nd Grade Act. 11: Character Sketch
This lesson engages students in describing the main character from Patricia Palacco's book, My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother. Students will analyze a picture of the main character and the teacher will write all of the students'...
Utah Education Network
Uen: 2nd Grade Act. 12: Guess My Character
This lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Patricia Polacco's book, My Rotten, Red-Headed, Older Brother. Students will analyze the story's characters and create thought bubbles associated with each...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Analyzing Character in Hamlet Through Epitaphs
Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to write epitaphs for deceased characters in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in order to analyze the play. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites...
PBS
Pbs Character Above All: Richard M. Nixon
An excerpt from Tom Wicker's essay on Richard M. Nixon. The writing delves deep into Nixon's psyche, possibly giving reasons for his actions before and during the Watergate crisis. Analyzes Nixon's political philosophy and his actions.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze Differences in Characters' Moral Dilemmas
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson and practice focuses on characters' moral dilemmas. A moral dilemma occurs when a character has to choose between right and wrong actions, often in the face of...
TES Global
Tes: Character Analysis
[Free Registration/Login Required] A downloadable graphic organizer for analyzing a character is provided on this page.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Cliffs Notes: Julius Caesar: Character Analysis: Brutus
An in-depth analysis of Brutus in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, considered to be the most complex character in the play. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Cliffs Notes: Julius Caesar: Character Analysis: Caesar
An in-depth analysis of Caesar in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
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De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: I Can Analyze a Story or History [Pdf]
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...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Serendipitous Character Names & Powerful Opening Paragraphs
In this lesson plan, Bertrand R. Brinley's The Mad Scientist's Club is used as a mentor text. Students will analyze the introductory paragraph of the mentor text and its sequel. Then students will use an interactive button to select a...
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Character Traits: Walk Two Moons
In this lesson plan-activity, students reading Walk Two Moons learn to identify and analyze character traits with a "Character Creation Worksheet."
Utah Education Network
Uen: Character Mapping
Fifth graders will read a high interest novel and analyze how a character responds to a challenge. Students will reflect on the theme conveyed in the novel, too.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Workshop: Analyzing a Character [Pdf]
Organize your thoughts about two different characters using this printable worksheet. Five elements of character are covered. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Character Development and Relationships in Hamlet
A lesson plan relating to Hamlet whose objective is to able to "analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text". Lesson includes a hook, direct instruction, guided practice, and...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze the Central Characters in Literary Text/fiction
In this lesson, you will discover some ways that writers reveal the complexity of their characters. By closely analyzing one author's characters, you'll come to see how their words, actions, and interactions with one another can shape a...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Creating a Role Drama to Analyze Characters in a Text [Pdf]
Second graders will use drama to analyze characters in the text A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon. After an interactive read-aloud of the text, 2nd graders will take on roles of characters in the story. They will step into a role...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze Differences in Characters' Moral Dilemmas
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Read works of fiction from various cultures and countries and analyze the differences in the characters' moral dilemmas.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Intro to Julius Caesar Using Universal Theme Analysis
In this 4-session lesson, students explore the theme of betrayal from different perspectives in their own lives and in modern scenarios through discussions and activities where they create and talk about comic strip scenarios. They...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Analyzing Characterization
This lesson introduces the elements of character analysis and uses Poe's "Tell Tale Heart" for an example. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
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Prezi: Julius Caesar Character Traits and Motivations
A slideshow looking at the character traits and motivations of Brutus, Julius Caesar, and Antony in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
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