E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Characterization Group Project
In this learning module, students will learn more about characterization. Worksheets are provided to reinforce the understanding of character traits. This module is designed to support Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III students.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Indirect Characterizations Worksheet
In this learning module, students will practice analyzing indirect characterizations. A worksheet is provided to reinforce the concept. This module is designed to support Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III students.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Differentiated Reading Instruction Worksheets, Activities
A collection of differentiated reading activities are provided in this collection. Worksheets for the following reading topics are included: climax, story structure, elements of a story; fact and opinion; summarizing, narrative sequence;...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Character Development
This lesson explains how characters develop in fiction writing. W.11-12.3d Sensory/precise lang narratives
TES Global
Tes: Character Analysis
[Free Registration/Login Required] A downloadable graphic organizer for analyzing a character is provided on this page.
Tom Richey
Slideshare: Introduction to the Elements of Fiction
A slide show with twenty-two slides about story elements. Includes definitions, information, and examples of character terms, setting terms, plot terms, conflict terms, and more
Caro Clarke
Loving Your Characters Too Much
This article is the fifth in a series that is designed to help new authors with their new novels. This lesson focuses on your main character and what happens when that character lacks character flaws.
Caro Clarke
Caro Clarke: What Is Conflict?
This is the sixth in a series of articles designed to help the new writer with their novel. This article focuses on conflict and how it effects the characters and the plot of the story. W.11-12.3a Narratives
Caro Clarke
Not Stopping the Reader: How to Avoid Stumbling Blocks
This is the eighth article in a series that focuses on helping the new novel author. This article looks at how the author can avoid creating stumbling blocks that disrupt the flow of the novel.
Caro Clarke
A, B, and C Characters
This is the ninth article in a series that focuses on helping the new novel author. This article focuses on what the author calls "A, B, and C Characters," used to describe the different levels of characters.
Caro Clarke
Explaining Too Much: Why More Is Less
This is the eleventh article in a series that is designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how to eliminate needless information in your novel. The key is to not explain too much about the action.
Read Works
Read Works: Kindergarten: Character: Lesson 1: Physical Attributes of a Character
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan, based on David McPhail's Lost!, in which students are introduced to literary characters and explore the various clues, such as descriptions and illustrations, that communicate a...
Read Works
Read Works: Kindergarten: Character: Lesson 3: Main and Secondary Characters
[Free Registration/Login Required] Based on stories Sheila Rae, the Brave and Jamaica's Find, this lesson plan will take young scholars through the process of distinguishing main characters from secondary ones by relying on clues from...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Characterization
This slideshow focuses on characterization including defining and discussing the 5 methods of characterizations: speech, action, description, interaction, and thoughts with examples of each. It also covers the importance of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Characterization Through Action
A seven-slide presentation discussing how a character's traits are developed and revealed through action in a literary text.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Characterization Through Interaction
This slideshow focuses on characterization through interaction; it discusses what character interaction can reveal about a character and what the reader should look for, such as verbs and adverb. It offers scenarios to practice and then...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Characterization Through Speech
This slideshow lesson focuses on what can be learned about a character through speech. It provides three literary excerpts with comments showing how speech can reveal details, accent, age, and educational background. It also provides...
Read Works
Read Works: Character 3rd Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this three-lesson unit, students learn how to identify language within a text that describes a character, use evidence from a text to describe a character, and to use details from a text to identify...
Read Works
Read Works: Kindergarten: Character: Lesson 2: Actions of a Character
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan, based on Kevin Henkes's Sheila Rae, the Brave, in which students learn how to use text and picture clues to describe and understand Sheila Rae's actions. With free login, users gain...
Read Works
Read Works: Grade 2: Three Lesson Unit: Character
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to recognize a character's personality traits, predict a character's actions, and describe a character using rich language. Lessons are based on...
Caro Clarke
Describing Your Characters Through Their Actions
This is the tenth in a series of articles designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how to develop characters through their actions instead of simply relying on dialogue and description of thoughts. W.11-12.3d...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Development of Characters Through Literary Devices
Rcognize how literary devices such as character foils can create complex characters in a short story.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Engaging Short Story With Interesting and Believable Characters
Write a short story with interesting and believable characters.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts: How to Analyze a Short Story
This lesson focuses on analyzing a short story including all of the elements of a short story such as setting, plot and structure, and characterization.