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Try this colorful character analysis project to explore characterization at any point in a novel—or save it as a creative summative assessment. Designed to work with any book, this engaging novel study activity invites students to dig deep into character traits, relationships, development, and motivation.
With ten different Open Mind templates to choose from, students will represent a character visually and textually—combining quotes, original thinking, and symbolic imagery to showcase their understanding.
This flexible character analysis activity works beautifully during literature circles, independent reading, or a whole-class novel study. Whether you're looking to reinforce comprehension or provide a meaningful end-of-unit project, this activity will spark creativity and thoughtful literary discussion.
What’s Included:
- Student instructions with guidance for character analysis
- Colorful example models for inspiration
- 10 varied Open Mind templates for student choice
- Gallery Walk voting sheets
- A grading rubric for easy assessment
UPDATED IN 2025: This project now also includes a full second version, with room for students to explore outside influences on a character and 10 Canva templates for students who wish to design digitally.
Perfect for middle and high school ELA classrooms, this novel study activity makes analyzing characters meaningful, creative, and fun.
Take a peek at the preview to see this project for yourself.
Looking for more one pager templates?
One-Pagers Mega Bundle has everything you need to get started using one pagers with your students!
Questions? I'm at betsy@nowsparkcreativity.com
Looking for creative inspiration? Check out the top-rated Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast wherever you listen.
Character Analysis Project: Creative Novel Study Activity for Any Book Open Mind
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Description
Try this colorful character analysis project to explore characterization at any point in a novel—or save it as a creative summative assessment. Designed to work with any book, this engaging novel study activity invites students to dig deep into character traits, relationships, development, and motivation.
With ten different Open Mind templates to choose from, students will represent a character visually and textually—combining quotes, original thinking, and symbolic imagery to showcase their understanding.
This flexible character analysis activity works beautifully during literature circles, independent reading, or a whole-class novel study. Whether you're looking to reinforce comprehension or provide a meaningful end-of-unit project, this activity will spark creativity and thoughtful literary discussion.
What’s Included:
- Student instructions with guidance for character analysis
- Colorful example models for inspiration
- 10 varied Open Mind templates for student choice
- Gallery Walk voting sheets
- A grading rubric for easy assessment
UPDATED IN 2025: This project now also includes a full second version, with room for students to explore outside influences on a character and 10 Canva templates for students who wish to design digitally.
Perfect for middle and high school ELA classrooms, this novel study activity makes analyzing characters meaningful, creative, and fun.
Take a peek at the preview to see this project for yourself.
Looking for more one pager templates?
One-Pagers Mega Bundle has everything you need to get started using one pagers with your students!
Questions? I'm at betsy@nowsparkcreativity.com
Looking for creative inspiration? Check out the top-rated Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast wherever you listen.
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Thanks so much, Cecelia! Happy to hear you found the templates easy to use and flexible for independent reading.
I'm so pleased to hear it worked well for character analysis and created a display your students could continue to learn from. Thank you for sharing your feedback, Sonia!
Thanks so much for sharing, Melissa. I'm happy to hear the resource worked so well with your novel study!
Happy to hear your students were able to demonstrate their understanding of key literary skills through the activity. Thanks so much, Melissa!
It's wonderful to hear it supported deeper thinking in your classroom. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
Thank you for the thoughtful feedback, Heather! I’m glad it sparked new ideas and offered a creative way to explore internal dialogue.
I'm pleased to hear it was an effective and insightful final assessment. Thank you for your feedback!
I pleased to know it was both engaging for students and useful for assessing comprehension. Thanks for your feedback, Mary!
