Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: The Chrysanthemums: Characters' Emotions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read John Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums, and highlight positive emotion in blue, negative emotion in red, and ambiguous emotion in green.
Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: The Chrysanthemums: Part 2: Characters' Emotions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read John Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums, and highlight positive emotion in blue, negative emotion in red, and ambiguous emotion in green.
Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: Secret Garden

For Students 4th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an excerpt from Frances Hodgson Burnett's Secret Garden and highlight words that describe Mary's looks in blue and words that describe her actions in red.
Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: The Ugly Duckling

For Students 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an excerpt from Hans Christian Anderson's The Ugly Duckling, and highlight words that describe the duckling's looks in blue, the way he was treated in red, and how he felt in green.
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: The Outsiders

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an excerpt from S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders and highlight characterization in blue, visualization in red, and symbolism in green.
Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: "Learning to Chunk" Visualization

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted Roald Dahl's "Learning to Chunk." Details that show characterization are blue while details that appeal to visualization or the senses are red and questions...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Story Elements

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines the elements of a story: character, setting, theme, and conflict.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Characterization

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a resource for the study of an author's use of characterization. It includes many game cards as well as a multitude of graphic organizers. The author also includes links to online...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Companion to Louis Sachar's Holes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart works as a companion to Louis Sachar's novel Holes. It includes introduction ideas as well as activities to do with classes as they progress through the book.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Characterization Through Thoughts

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces characterization through thoughts.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Anthropomorphic Characterization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces anthropomorphic characterization in fiction writing.
Handout
Vancouver Island University

Vancouver Island University: Literary Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Site contains a list of literary terms, including the word "characterization." Basic but accurate definitions are easy to understand.
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Characters and Characterization

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
This activity addresses the types of characters found in stories and the methods authors use to build characters.
Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

Lesson Plan z.com: Drama

For Teachers 9th - 10th
LessonPlanZ.com, a searchable online database of lesson plans, provides a listing of drama-related lesson plans.