Unit: Character Traits

Resources

Lessons

1. What Are Character Traits

   Students will be able to identify character traits of characters in a story.

    
2. Choose A Trait for A Character

   Students will be able to determine the BEST trait to describe a character and explain why they chose that trait.

    
3. Character's Action

   Students will be able to identify the actions that drive the trait of a character

    
4. Using Dialogue to Infere Traits

   Students will be able to identify take what characters are saying in a text, use their dialogue to infer a character trait based on those characters actions are words.

    
5. Creating A Character

   Students will be able to create a character with well developed character traits.

    
6. Understanding Character Traits and Emotions

   Students will be able to
   - identify and explain a variety of character traits
   - analyze characters traits and emotions
   - write about character traits

    
7. Know Your Characters

   students will be able to analyze a characters thoughts and actions to predict the end of a short story, novel or passage

    
8. Characters R' Us

   Students will be able to identify character traits to write stronger and better characters.