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Antagonist

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Young learners explore the antagonist. They retell Hansel and Gretel and identify the witch and the stepmother as antagonists. They then brainstorm common character traits of an antagonist, and then write a paragraph describing an antagonist in their current independent reading book.

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antagonists, literary elements, protagonists, story elements, stories, hansel and gretel, children's literature, fairy tales

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antagonist, fiction reading comprehension, hansel and gretel, protagonist, story elements, understanding characters, english language arts
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Grade
2nd - 4th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Skills Practice
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Text-to-Speech
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Common Core

RL.4.3 W.4.9.a

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