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I Can Identify and Infer Character Traits

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Use the guiding questions on this page to fill out the two graphic organizers included in the materials tab. All of the materials focus on character or personality traits and ask pupils to find textual evidence of the traits they...
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Polk Bros Foundation

I Can Infer Motives

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Why did they do it? Get to the bottom of complex characters and people by analyzing their motivation. Learners select an action and take a close look at that action in order to infer motive. They then explain why they determined that...
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Curriculum Corner

Fiction Organizer

For Students 1st - 3rd
Teach your youngsters about the elements of plot with this handy graphic organizer. Pupils note down the main character, the setting, the problem, and the solution of any fictional story they read.
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Story Organizer

For Students 3rd - 6th
Kids can get all their plot points in line by filling out this graphic organizer with information from a story they have read. Pupils note down the title and author, the characters, the setting, and four events from the story.
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Comparison of Two Characters Using Venn Diagram

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare characters of stories using venn diagrams. The use of technology is integrated into the instructional activity to meet a standard and engage learners.
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Dr. Seuss Characters

For Students K - 2nd
For this identifying Dr. Seuss characters worksheet, students match the pictures of the characters with their correct names. Students match 6 answers.
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Every Living Thing

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students read the book "Every Living Thing." They read one story at a time, and participate in various activities. Some of these activities include the following ideas: Students write about a time when they were in a similar situation as...
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Story Map

For Students 4th - 8th
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students read a story and then answer questions. They list the main characters, describe the setting, main events, problem and the solution in the story. This graphic organizer is one page in length.
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The Outsiders Character Chart: Dally

For Students 7th - 11th
In this The Outsiders character chart, students will evaluate Dally from several points of view. Students will evaluate how Dally looks, what he says, how he acts, what other characters think about him, and what the reader thinks about...
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A Character's Perspective - Colonial House

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write letters as colonists.  In this point-of-view lesson, students watch a video about Colonial America, fill out a character development worksheet, and participate in a class discussion. Then students write a letter...
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Describing Characters - Cloud Grows

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars complete descriptive writing about the appearance and actions of a horse. For this descriptive writing lesson, students use the 'Cloud Grows Character' to chart the horse as they watch videos of his growth stages. Young...
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Reading Fiction: Character

For Students 7th - 8th
In this reading fiction:  characters instructional activity, students read a short passage, then complete the table giving characteristics of the 3 characters by identifying the character and providing evidence for the answer.
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Acronymns - The Hound of the Baskervilles

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the characters in The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this literature instructional activity, students review examples of acronyms. Students write acronyms using the names of the characters in the...
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The Sun Also Rises by Earnest Hemingway

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore The Sun Also Rises by Earnest Hemingway. In this characterization instructional activity, students make notations about the characters as they read the book. Students write an essay on the characters Robert Cohn, Jake...
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Using Evidence to Describe a Character

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
It's all about the details found in the text, when children attempt to describe the main character from the story, Burnt Toast on Davenport Street. They first discuss the process by which one would go about using textual...
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Analyzing Character Conflict Caused by the Plot

For Teachers 3rd Standards
How do we know how a character was affected by the conflicts they encounter in a story? We use evidence from the text to make assertions about the characters we read about. Third graders practice finding and using evidence in a...
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Analyzing Relationships

For Teachers 5th Standards
Fifth graders analyze the relationships among characters in a story. In this language arts instructional activity, 5th graders read Maniac Magee and discuss how the relationships between the characters change throughout the story.
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Historical Effects

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how events affect characters in the text The Watson's Go to Birmingham--1963.  In this historical effects instructional activity, 5th graders read from the book and complete a worksheet. Students discuss racism...
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Comparing Characters Across Two Short Stories

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders listen to a read aloud of two short stories focusing on literary devices. The write about the settings and realism of the stories, and decide each main character handles the conflict he faces with nature.
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Popsicle Stick Kids

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars use popsicle sticks to make different characters. They use fabric to make the clothes and even place eyes to make them seem more real. They add jewelry and any other fashion item to complete the character.
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What is the Population Distribution of Cartoon Characters Living On the Pages of Your Newspaper?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils read various cartoons in their local newspaper and calculate the population demographics, spatial distribution and grouping of the characters. Using this information, they create a population distribution map and share them with...
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Multimedia Book Reports

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars read a chapter book of 100-200 pages in length. They create a story map and multimedia book report. Pupils review the elements of a story map such as: characters, setting, problem, important events, solution, etc.)...
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Story Elements

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify six story elements (setting, characters, character traits, plot, resolution, and point of view) and create short stories utilizing all six elements. They are introduced to story elements as the things that make up...
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Harry Potter 7 (characters in all the books)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this language arts learning exercise, students find the words that are related to the naming of seven major characters. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.

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