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Developing responses to 'Wonder' through rich discussions
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...
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Exploring characterisation in 'Coming To England'
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...
Curated Video
Developing responses to 'Varjak Paw' through rich discussions
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...
Curated Video
Exploring character, setting and plot in 'How To Train Your Dragon'
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...
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Developing a character profile for Alina in 'The Moon Dragons'
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...
Curated Video
Exploring characterisation in 'Blackberry Blue'
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...
Curated Video
Developing responses to 'Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths' through rich discussions
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...
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Developing responses to 'The Unforgotten Coat' through rich discussions
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,...
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Understanding character relationships in 'The Sheep Pig'
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...
Curated Video
Analysing the main character in 'Sherlock Holmes'
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...
Curated Video
Exploring aspirations and the future: 'Ada Twist, Scientist'
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...
Curated Video
Describing the troll in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'
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 -...
Curated Video
Character Traits
Character Traits explores the concept of characterization by explaining various character traits, including physical, emotional, and behavioral.
Curated Video
Character Traits in Drama
Character Traits in Drama explains the importance of character traits in a drama by exploring physical appearance, behavior, and interactions with others.
Curated Video
Antagonist and Protagonist
Antagonist and Protagonist defines and provides examples of an antagonist and a protagonist.
Curated Video
Comprehension Story Elements: CHARACTERS & TRAITS
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...
Curated Video
Grit: Traits that Matter for School, Work, and Life
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...
Storynory
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Little Red Riding Hood: Guided Viewing
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,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Identifying Character Types
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...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Describe an Event Using a Character's Words and Actions
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]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Describe a Character's Personality Using Details From the Text
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]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine a Character's Traits by Examining Evidence From the Text
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]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Add Dialogue That Shows a Character's Thoughts and Feelings
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...