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Big ideas A character is the “who” in the story. A character has many traits, roles, and similarities to other characters based on how they are described in the story and how they act in the story. A character’s traits, actions, and roles can change throughout the story.
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CharacterizationI can describe characters in a passage or story
by how they look, act, and feel (traits).S2C1PO2
D. Crisler
Big ideas
• A character is the “who” in the story.• A character has many traits, roles, and
similarities to other characters based on how they are described in the story and how they act in the story.
• A character’s traits, actions, and roles can change throughout the story.
Character TraitsWhen you read a story watch the
characters as if they were real people.
Adventurous Greedy
Unhappyloving
Aggressive fearful
Lets Practice…Friends Stick together
Snoopy is a good friend to the birds. One summer day, Lucy invited Snoopy to come over and swim in her pool. Snoopy invited his bird friends to come too. Lucy was not happy.
“This is ridiculous!” she cried.But the birds had already put on their snorkel masks.
Everybody stayed nice and cool.
Which word best describes Lucy?a. Boredb. Gentlec. Quietd. Angry
Which word best describes Snoopy?a.Selfishb.Friendlyc.Lazy d.Scared
Sometimes a graphic organizer can help you understand a
character better.
This is a helpful graphic organizer for exploring character traits in a story.http://www.fcrr.org/Curriculum/PDF/G2-3/2-3Comp_1.pdf
Practice with Stories Online
• Listen to each story as it is read to you.• Identify the main character(s) and what traits
they posses to make the story more interesting.
• You may want to fill out a character organizer to help you get a better feel for the main character..
http://www.goodnightgrammy.com/video/howd_get_there.html
How’d That Get There?
Who is the main character?
What is a word that describes the main character?
How does the character’s actions add to the story?
What else can you tell me about the character(s) in this story?
http://www.goodnightgrammy.com/video/romall_blue_pants.html
Blue Pants With Creases
Who is the main character?
What is a word that describes the main character?
How does the character’s actions add to the story?
What else can you tell me about the character(s) in this story?
http://www.goodnightgrammy.com/video/birthday_surprise.html
The Birthday Surprise
Who is the main character?
What is a word that describes the main character?
How does the character’s actions add to the story?
What else can you tell me about the character(s) in this story?
The Great Coonskin Caper of Multiple Chttp://www.goodnightgrammy.com/video/great_coonskin.html
Who is the main character?
What is a word that describes the main character?
How does the character’s actions add to the story?
What else can you tell me about the character(s) in this story?
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/ttravis-57853-Character-Traits-identify-think-following-Use-organizer-read-trait-Education-ppt-powerpoint
• You may want to view the PowerPoint above for an explanation and examples of Characterization.
• Students may want to fill out the graphic organizer. Have them create their own according to the example provided.
http://www.ehow.com/video_4986919_analyze-short-story-characterization.html
Click on the link below as an author explains characterization in a story.
Closure
• Turn to your neighbor and describe your favorite character you viewed in one of the online stories you listened to.
• Remember A character is the “who” in the story.• A character has many traits, roles, and similarities to
other characters based on how they are described in the story and how they act in the story.
• A character’s traits, actions, and roles can change throughout the story.
