We will describe 1 characters in a story.

1. Name Learning Objective We will describe1 characters in a story. What are we going to do? What does describe mean? Describe means __________. CFU Activate Prior Knowledge • A character is a person or animal in the story. • Characters talk or do something in a story. Big Cheese 1. Arty was an ant from Hill City. 2. He was red with black eyes. 3. One day, he crawled on top of the table. 5. Arty found a big piece of cheese! 36 words Students, you already know how to tell what a character looks like. Now, we will describe characters in a story. Make Connection Circle Arty. How did you know which picture was Arty? 1 tell about Vocabulary

2. Concept Development • To describe a character is to tell what they are like. • What characters do in a storytells what they are like: helpful, • friendly, honest, etc. Describe a Character Playground 1. Lucy found money on the school playground. 2. She didn’t know who the money belonged to. 3. She took the money to her teacher. 4. Lucy knew it was not hers to keep. 30 words Describe Lucy: Lucy is honest. CFU Which sentence could be a key detail that shows that Lucy is honest? A Lucy has brown hair. B Lucy returned a backpack to the lost and found. What does it mean to describe a character? To describe a character means to ________?

3. Skill Development/Guided Practice • To describe a character is to tell what they are like. • What characters do in a story tells what they are like: helpful, friendly, honest, etc. Describe characters in a story. Read the story. Identify2 what the character does. Describe the character.(Circle and Pair-Share) 1 2 3 Jose     1. Jose is the biggest kid in the 1st grade. 2. At recess, Jose always chooses what we play. 3. Jose tells me where to sit at lunch. 4. Sometimes he takes my food without asking. 31 words Application What details in the text help you describe the character? T: _________________________________ ___________________________________ S: ________________________________ ___________________________________ Jose is: loud lazy bossy 2 find Vocabulary How did I/you describe the character? CFU 3

4. Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued) • To describe a character is to tell what they are like. • What characters do in a story tells what they are like: helpful, friendly, honest, etc. Describe characters in a story. Read the story. Identify what the character does. Describe the character.(Circle and Pair-Share) 1 2 3 Noah 1. Noah plays video games all day long. 2. He never does his chores. 3. He doesn’t clean his room. 4. He never helps wash the dishes. 5. Noah never helps his brother take out the trash. 6. He makes a mess everywhere he goes. 39 words Application What details in the text help you describe the character? T: _________________________________ ___________________________________ S: ________________________________ ___________________________________ Noah is: mean lazy shy CFU How did I/you describe the character? 3

5. Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued) CFU How did I/you know what I/you were trying to find? How did I/you know about this idea? How did I/you know what information was given? How did I/you answer the question? How did I/you determine if the question has been answered? 1 2 3 4 Read the passage and answer the questions below. 5 First Day 1. It was Mary’s first day at a new school. 2. She was nervous. 3. Kayla asked Mary to sit next to her on the bus. 4. Kayla showed Mary around school. 5. The girls sat together at lunch. 6. Mary had a great first day. 40 words Read the passage and answer the questions below. Kayla is friendly. What details in the text tell you Kayla is friendly? Hint: Think about what the character does. Kayla is friendly because_________________________ ______________________________________________

6. Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued) CFU How did I/you know what I/you were trying to find? How did I/you know about this idea? How did I/you know what information was given? How did I/you answer the question? How did I/you determine if the question has been answered? 1 2 3 4 Read the passage and answer the questions below. 5 Pip 1. My dog Pip is little and brown. 2. Pip listens very well. 3. He comes when we call him. 4. He sits when we tell him 5. He never barks at visitors. 6. We taught Pip to not chase cats. 7. He is the best dog. 40 words Pip is good. What details in the text tell you Pip is good? Hint: Think about what the character does. Pip is good because_____________________________ ______________________________________________

7. Relevance • To describe a character is to tell what they are like. • What characters do in a story tells what they are like: helpful, friendly, honest, etc. Describing characters in a story will help you retell stories. 1 Does anyone else have another reason why it is relevant to describe characters in a story? (Pair-Share) Why is it relevant to describe characters in a story? You may give me my reason or your own. Which reason is more relevant to you? Why? CFU

8. To describe a character is to tell what they are like. • What characters do in a story tells what they are like: helpful, friendly, honest, etc. Describe characters in a story. Skill Closure Read the story. Identify what the character does. Describe the character.(Circle and Pair-Share) 1 2 3 Lucas 1. Lucas helps his dad mow the lawn. 2. He rakes the leaves, while his dad cuts the grass. 3. Lucas helps his dad wash the car. 25 words Lucas is: kind quiet helpful Access Common Core Why is Lucas not described as quiet? Lucas is not described as quiet because_______________________________________________________________________________. Summary Closure Word Bank What did you learn today about describing characters in a story? (Pair-Share) Use words from the word bank character describe like

9. Name Guided Practice 1 • To describe a character is to tell what they are like. • What characters do in a story tells what they are like: helpful, friendly, honest, etc. Describe characters in a story. Read the story. Identify what the character does. Describe the character.(Circle and Pair-Share) 1 2 3 Marty 1. Marty loves her paint set. 2. She paints each day in her room. 3. Marty’s little sister wants to play with her paints. 4. But Marty doesn’t share. 5. She puts her paints up high. 6. Marty tells her sister to get her own paint set! 41 words Application What details in the text help you describe the character? T: _________________________________ ___________________________________ S: ________________________________ ___________________________________ Marty is: selfish grouchy lazy

10. Name Guided Practice 2 Mr. Pop 1. Mr. Pop knows everything about geography. 2. He teaches our class many facts. 3. We learned there are seven continents. 4. Mr. Pop taught us we live in North America. 5. He even showed us how to use a globe and compass! 39 words Mr. Pop is: kind smart bossy What details in the text help you describe the character? T: _______________________________________________________________S: _______________________________________________________________ Application Access Common Core Write one sentence describing your favorite character from a story. (Why do you describe the character this way?)

11. Name Guided Practice 3 Homework Help 1.Sara was getting ready to go to the movies. 2. Then she saw her little brother, Danny, crying. 3. She asked him what was wrong. 4. Danny said his homework was hard. 5. “I’ll help you,” Sara said. 6. Sara didn’t go to the movies. 7. She stayed to helped Danny. 44 words Sara is caring.What details in the text tell you Sara is caring? Hint: Think about what the character does. Sara is caring because____________________________ ______________________________________________ Access Common Core Cassie described Sara as helpful. Why can Sara also be described as helpful? Use details from the story.

12. Name Guided Practice 4 Mouse Trouble 1. Mattie Mouse lives under the Jones’ house. 2. Each night, Mattie crawls out. 3. He creeps to the pantry slowly.4. Mattie eats the crackers. 5. He eats the bread. 6. He is careful not to leave a crumb. 7. In the morning, Mattie is out of sight! 43 words Write one sentence describing Mattie Mouse. Access Common Core Read a full-length story of your choice and have students describe each character in the story. Use the graphic organizer provided.

13. Name Graphic Organizer The name of the character is… ////////// 3 words that describe the character. ////////// ////////// ////////// Draw a picture of the character in the box.

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