Lesson Plan
All About Me: Character Traits
It's all about me! In this lesson, students will identify character traits in a story and decide if they have the same traits. This lesson incorporates literature, writing, comparison skills, and social skills.
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Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to identify adjectives that are common character trait words.
- Students will be able to identify the traits of a main character in a story.
- Students will be able to make a connection between the story's main character and their own personal traits.
Introduction
(10 minutes)- Begin the lesson by discussing characters. The goal of this is to define what a character is. Potential discussion questions include: Who is in your favorite book? What is a character in your favorite book? What are the traits, or qualities, that describe a character?
- Initiate a discussion about comparing characters, or finding what is the same or different between them.
- Ask one volunteer to give a list of adjectives, or descriptor words, about his favorite book character.
Beginning:
- Have the class brainstorm a list of favorite characters. Record student responses on chart paper.
- Have students share adjectives that describe a character. Include a visual or drawing of the adjective if possible.
Intermediate:
- Have students use adjectives to briefly describe a favorite character to a partner.
- Provide an illustrated word bank of character traits or a bilingual glossary.