Character Traits Practice with 4 Activities and Worksheets
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Use this Character Traits Bundle to teach, analyze and write narratives using character traits. With Character Traits activities, students learn and practice identify character traits. With Hot Seat, students use character traits to defend a character in a role-playing situation. With Character TrPrice $12.00Original Price $16.25Save $4.25
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Teach and practice character traits analysis Hot Seat Spotlight Cards, Character Trait Match Up, Pick a Trait, and ten worksheet extension printables. Students will analyze characters by identifying character traits and cite evidence to support their analysis.
In fiction, analysis of character traits is necessary to understand what motivates characters to act. Character actions drive plots in stories and narratives. The actions of characters provide many causes and effects throughout a story. Analyzing character traits can also show if characters are flat or multidimensional.
THE 4 ACTIVITIES FOR CHARACTER ANALYSIS
1. Hot Seat Spotlight
- 10 Cards, each with a different character from a favorite children’s book (characters that are well known and identifiable).
- Students sit in small groups. Then, one student volunteers to be in the “hot seat.” The other students ask questions based on a character trait of that character. The hot seat volunteer answers in character, citing evidence from the story.
2. Character Traits Match-Up
- Use the Character Portraits during Hot Seat Spotlight.
- Tape a craft stick to the back to use it as a face mask. Use the Character Portraits to match with the Character Trait word cards.
- Display a Character Portrait and have a student select a trait that describes the character. The student must use evidence from the story to match it.
- Play a game of “I’m thinking of a character who is _____, ______, and ________ (insert character traits). Who am I?”
- Have the students use the Character Portraits to set up “play dates” between characters they feel would get along based on their traits.
3. Pick a Trait
- 32 cards that each have a paragraph describing a character trait.
- Students sit in groups of 4, then one reads the paragraph, and the others must identify the trait from the three choices provided.
- Don’t want to use them in a small group? Use with the whole class or in a literacy center. Answer key included.
4. Ten Worksheet Printables
- FBI Most Wanted
- Missing Character
- Snapshot Portrait for student
- Snapshot Portrait for a friend
- Snapshot Portrait for a story character
- Draw a portrait of a character
- Photo Booth
- Make a Playdate
- Character Text Chat
- Riddle Me This!
Though identifying character traits is only one part of the standard, this product will benefit students who need more practice with the traits first before delving into the analysis of the character.
See the preview to see sample pages. Color and NON-COLOR versions of all cards are included.
TEACHERS, LIKE YOU, SAID…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Michelle A. says, "This really helped my class understand character traits."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Katie Callahan. says, "Super engaging! My kids loved getting into character with the hot seat activity!"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Heather H. says, "This is a fun, creative unit for a character study! Thank you!"
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Interested in more resources for English Language Arts for:
★ character analysis
★ central message
★ point of view and perspectives
★ literature companion packs
★ literary centers
★ shades of meaning
★ commas and addresses
★ vocabulary assessments
★ narrative writing
★ ELA games
Use the CUSTOM CATEGORY Character Analysis to find additional resources to teach character analysis and traits.
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