Instructional Video19:08
Curated Video

Developing responses to 'Wonder' through rich discussions

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'Wonder’. Key learning points: - By reading from a range of perspectives, readers can discover more about characters and their relationships. - Characters and their relationships change and...
Instructional Video21:26
Curated Video

Exploring characterisation in 'Coming To England'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can compare characterisation across a series of events. Key learning points: - Both of Floella's parents leave for England. Floella and three siblings are split and live with guardians. - Migration to England during the...
Instructional Video15:44
Curated Video

Developing responses to 'Varjak Paw' through rich discussions

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'Varjak Paw'. Key learning points: - Character traits can be explored through the text’s illustrations or words used by the characters. - Different readers may interpret a text in different...
Instructional Video13:39
Curated Video

Exploring character, setting and plot in 'How To Train Your Dragon'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can show an understanding of the characters, plot and setting of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - Hiccup is not a typical hero character - Stories may portray heroes in various ways - There are some...
Instructional Video17:26
Curated Video

Developing a character profile for Alina in 'The Moon Dragons'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can understand and describe the character of Alina. Key learning points: - The protagonist is a main character or central figure in a story or narrative. - Alina is the protagonist in 'The Moon Dragons'. - Character...
Instructional Video19:47
Curated Video

Exploring characterisation in 'Blackberry Blue'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can explore characterisation within a text. Key learning points: - Characterisation is the way an author and illustrator develop the personalities and traits of the characters in a story. - Authors and illustrators use a...
Instructional Video15:41
Curated Video

Developing responses to 'Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths' through rich discussions

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths'. Key learning points: - Character traits can be explored through the text’s illustrations or words used by the characters. - Friendships and relationships...
Instructional Video17:38
Curated Video

Developing responses to 'The Unforgotten Coat' through rich discussions

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'The Unforgotten Coat’. Key learning points: - Readers can form impressions of characters based on what they say, the actions they perform and their appearance. - During the story,...
Instructional Video26:44
Curated Video

Understanding character relationships in 'The Sheep Pig'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can understand the relationships between the characters in 'The Sheep-Pig'. Key learning points: - Babe shows many positive character traits, including kindness, politeness, determination and friendliness. - Babe's...
Instructional Video28:58
Curated Video

Analysing the main character in 'Sherlock Holmes'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can orally present a paragraph about the main character of 'Sherlock Holmes'. Key learning points: - A text gives us clues about a character's features and feelings. - Some text clues about a character are explicit and...
Instructional Video29:07
Curated Video

Exploring aspirations and the future: 'Ada Twist, Scientist'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can use a character's experience to consider what aspiration means and write about my future. Key learning points: - An aspiration is a hope or ambition of achieving something, such as what someone wants to be when they...
Instructional Video37:40
Curated Video

Describing the troll in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can write a sentence with an adjective to describe the troll in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'. Key learning points: - An adjective describes a noun - Using descriptions with adjectives makes writing more interesting -...
Instructional Video3:52
Curated Video

Character Traits

3rd - Higher Ed
Character Traits explores the concept of characterization by explaining various character traits, including physical, emotional, and behavioral.
Instructional Video3:14
Curated Video

Character Traits in Drama

K - 8th
Character Traits in Drama explains the importance of character traits in a drama by exploring physical appearance, behavior, and interactions with others.
Instructional Video3:40
Curated Video

Antagonist and Protagonist

K - 8th
Antagonist and Protagonist defines and provides examples of an antagonist and a protagonist.
Instructional Video6:56
Curated Video

Comprehension Story Elements: CHARACTERS & TRAITS

K - 3rd
This video teaches what a character is and how to identify outside and inside character traits. It teaches how the author shows who the character is based on what the character DOES and SAYS. Knowing the characters helps us understand...
Instructional Video3:50
Curated Video

Grit: Traits that Matter for School, Work, and Life

Higher Ed
This video explains the concept of grit, a combination of character traits such as self-control, passion, and perseverance, and how it is more important for success in life than good grades at school or outstanding intelligence. It also...
Audio6:57
Storynory

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

2nd - 6th Standards
Boost the importance of telling the truth with an audiobook taken from Aesop's fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." This version is told by the young boy who is now a grown man looking back on the time he made the unfortunate decision to lie.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Little Red Riding Hood: Guided Viewing

3rd - 4th
Red Riding Hood offers behind-the-scenes in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. This video is for parents and teachers to watch without children to learn valuable tips and tricks such as discussion questions, pausing points,...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Identifying Character Types

9th - 10th
This video lesson focuses on character types including the following: flat, damsel in distress, fugitive, rebel, womanizer, country bumpkin/city slicker, social climber, traitor, siren, man sinned against, and guilt-ridden forgiveness...
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Describe an Event Using a Character's Words and Actions

4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn to describe an event in the story by drawing on characters' words and actions. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [5:10]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Describe a Character's Personality Using Details From the Text

4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to describe a character's personality by using details from the text. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [7:09]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determine a Character's Traits by Examining Evidence From the Text

7th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine a character's traits by examining his/her actions across a text. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [9:00]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Add Dialogue That Shows a Character's Thoughts and Feelings

2nd Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to add dialogue and clue words to show what characters are saying, thinking, and feeling by asking yourself, 'How is the character feeling?' and adding the words and punctuation to show the character's...