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Character Development Story Map

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In this character development story map learning exercise, students complete a flow chart about a character in a book. Students fill in the name of the character and write how the character feels and acts before and after a character change in the story.

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character development, characters

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character development, literacy activities, story timeline, english language arts
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7th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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