Character Traits

1. Character Traits CREATED BY: TERRY LEHON

2. Thought to ponder…. When you read a story, think of the characters as real people.

3. Use an organizer while you read. The Name of Your Character: ________ Name a character trait ________________ If possible name another character trait ________________

4. To identify character traits think of the following: What does the character say and do? What does the character think and feel? How does the character look? What do the other characters think about the character? How does the character make you feel?

5. On this slide, insert an exert from a story. Your selection should focus on one of the characters so that your can evaluate the character.

6. Brainstorm ideas on this slide about the character. On the following slide, answer the questions about the character.

7. Name a character trait for ______________. If possible name another character trait ________________

8. Did You Notice? Character traits are descriptive adjectives. We can describe characters using character traits that tells us the specific qualities of the character. An author may tell us the character traits directly, but more often the author will show us these traits by what the character does. l

9. How does understanding character traits help me understand the story?

10. Character Traits: Help us understand why characters speak and act the way they do. Help us understand what the characters think or why they have certain beliefs. Help us understand a characters relationships with other characters. Help us predict what characters might do next. Help us make inferences and to draw conclusions about events in the story.

11. Lets Review • Character traits are descriptive adjectives. • We can describe characters using character traits that tells us the specific qualities of the character. • An author may tell us the character traits directly, but more often the author will show us these traits by what the character does.

12. To identify character traits think of the following: What does the character say and do? What does the character think and feel? How does the character look? What do the other characters think about the character? How does the character make you feel?

13. Choose a book and identify the character traits of the main character. Draw an organizer to help you.

14. Use an organizer while you read. The Name of Your Character: ________ Name a character trait ________________ If possible name another character trait ________________