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MAKING INFERENCES PART 2. USING EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT AND PICTURES TO UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTERS. CHARACTER TRAITS. A character trait is a clear and distinctive feature of a person/character in a story A character trait can be described
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MAKING INFERENCES PART 2 USING EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT AND PICTURES TO UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTERS
CHARACTER TRAITS • A character trait is a clear and distinctive feature of a person/character in a story • A character trait can be described • Evidence of a character trait will be given through the text and pictures • A character trait is measured through the words, actions and expressions of a character. • Character traits can be described as “personality traits”, “qualities of a character”, “characteristics”….
CHARACTER TRAITS • HERE IS A SHORT LIST OF TRAITS A CHARACTER CAN HAVE… Adventurous, afraid, ambitious, angry, annoyed , bossy, brave, busy, calm, careful, careless, cautious, cheerful, childish, confused, daring, demanding, dependable, depressed, disrespectful, eager, easygoing, embarrassed, evil, excited, fearless, gentle, grateful, grouchy, guilty, hard-working, helpful, honest, imaginative, impatient, impolite, jealous, kind, lazy, lonely, loyal, mean, messy, mischievous, naughty, nervous, nice, proud, quiet, rude, sad, selfish, serious, spoiled, talented, thoughtful, unhappy, upset, weak
CHARACTER TRAITS • USING THE ACTIONS/WORDS OF A CHARACTER WILL HELP YOU TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CHARACTER TRAIT (S) YOU CAN USE TO DESCRIBE THEM! • NOW FOR A GAME…
DESCRIBETHATCHARACTER • LOOK AT THE PICTURE… • WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PICTRE (OBSERVATIONS ONLY!!) • DECIDE WHAT CHARACTER TRAIT WORD YOU WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE THEM • WAIT WITH BATED BREATH FOR THE ANSWER… • READY?......... LET’S GO!!!!!
WHAT DO YOU SEE?WHAT QUALITIES WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE THIS PERSON? ADVENTUROUS, BRAVE, DARING, ENERGETIC…
WHAT DO YOU SEE?WHAT QUALITIES WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE THIS PERSON? CLUMSY, EMBARRASED…
WHAT DO YOU SEE?WHAT QUALITIES WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE THIS PERSON? COOPERATIVE, HARD-WORKING, HELP
WHAT DO YOU SEE?WHAT QUALITIES WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE THIS PERSON? EMBARASSED, NERVOUS, SURPRISED, SHOCKED…
WHAT DO YOU SEE?WHAT QUALITIES WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE THIS PERSON? NERVOUS, GUILTY, TERRIFIED, SCARED…
WHAT DO YOU SEE?WHAT QUALITIES WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE THIS PERSON? LOVING, KIND, HAPPY, JOYFUL
WHAT DO YOU SEE?WHAT QUALITIES WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE THIS PERSON? RICH, WEALTHY, GREEDY, IMPOLITE, UNHEALTHY…