CCSS ELA Standards Addressed: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3.B Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
Objectives: I can:
Identify the character traits that my character possesses.
Use descriptions of the character’s actions, thoughts, or feelings as the clues that led me to the character trait(s).
Materials needed: Scholastic Character Traits Checklist My Character Then & Now graphic organizer
Hook: Today, you will be doing a “character study” that will help in developing your unit project.
Teacher Input/Modeling: By “character study” I mean that you will use a checklist and a graphic organizer to gather details about the main character of the book you chose for your project. I will project the checklist and the graphic organizer onto the smart board and review them with the students to see if they have any questions about what is expected of them. CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING & ENGAGEMENT Questions will be asked/answered naturally as I review the documents with the students.
Independent Practice: First, you are going to re-read the book you chose. As you are reading, use the checklist to identify the traits of your character. After reading, answer the questions at the top of the checklist.
Once that is complete, use the graphic organizer as you identify the specific details (actions, thoughts, or feelings of the character) that helped you determine the character’s traits.
Closure: Today we learned how to study a character. This is important as you prepare for your unit project.
Be thinking of ways that you can describe or even symbolize your character’s traits in an artistic way. Are there any particular colors that represent any of your character’s traits? For example, blue can represent sad, lonely, discouraged; red can represent angry; yellow can represent happiness.
Assessment: Checklist:** The student:
Identified their character’s traits
Used descriptions of the character’s actions, thoughts, or feelings as the clues that led them to the character trait(s).
Lesson Title: Character Study
Length of time needed: 1 - 1 1/2 hrs.
CCSS ELA Standards Addressed:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3.B
Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
Objectives:
I can:
Materials needed:
Scholastic Character Traits Checklist
My Character Then & Now graphic organizer
Hook:
Today, you will be doing a “character study” that will help in developing your unit project.
Teacher Input/Modeling:
By “character study” I mean that you will use a checklist and a graphic organizer to gather details about the main character of the book you chose for your project.
I will project the checklist and the graphic organizer onto the smart board and review them with the students to see if they have any questions about what is expected of them.
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING & ENGAGEMENT
Questions will be asked/answered naturally as I review the documents with the students.
Independent Practice:
First, you are going to re-read the book you chose. As you are reading, use the checklist to identify the traits of your character. After reading, answer the questions at the top of the checklist.
Once that is complete, use the graphic organizer as you identify the specific details (actions, thoughts, or feelings of the character) that helped you determine the character’s traits.
Closure:
Today we learned how to study a character. This is important as you prepare for your unit project.
Be thinking of ways that you can describe or even symbolize your character’s traits in an artistic way. Are there any particular colors that represent any of your character’s traits? For example, blue can represent sad, lonely, discouraged; red can represent angry; yellow can represent happiness.
Assessment: Checklist:**
The student:
Scholastic Character Traits Checklist:
My Character Then & Now graphic organizer: