Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Character Traits: Rise and Shine: Literacy Time

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

3, 4, 5

Overview

2018 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Randi House, discusses how authors reveal personality and physical traits to help us learn more about the characters in stories. Ms. House shares an example of how she might be described if she were the character in a story and encourages students to think about words that might be used to describe themselves. The worksheet that accompanies this video provides a space for students to describe a character’s thoughts, speech, attitude, and actions, as well as a place for students to illustrate the character’s physical appearance. This worksheet can be used in conjunction with any novel or short story.

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

    ELA21.3.22

    Describe literary elements within a story, including setting, plot, characters, and themes.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.3.22

    Vocabulary

    • Describe
    • Literary elements
    • Story
    • Setting
    • Plot
    • Characters
    • Themes

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Literary elements within a story include the setting, plot, characters, and themes.
    • Setting is when and where a story takes place.
    • Plot is the main events of a story (often referred to as the beginning, middle, and end of a story).
    • Characters are any person, animal, or figure that affect the plot.
    • Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify and describe the literary elements, including setting, plot, characters, and theme, within the text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Identifying and describing literary elements within a story will help in comprehending the text.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

    ELA21.4.15

    Analyze in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.4.15

    Vocabulary

    • Analyze
    • Character
    • Setting
    • Event
    • Story
    • Drama
    • Specific details

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Characters are any person, animal, or figure that affect the events of the story.
    • Setting is when and where a story takes place.
    • Events are situations that are described in the story.
    • A drama is a story with dialogue that can be read by different people.
    • Details in the text provide information about the characters, setting, and events.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Use specific details from the text to explain attributes of the characters, setting, or event in a story or drama.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • They can explain details about characters, settings, and events in a story or drama by using evidence from the text.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

    ELA21.5.19

    Interpret how authors use literary elements throughout a text, including character, setting, conflict, dialogue, and point of view.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.5.19

    Vocabulary

    • Interpret
    • Literary elements
    • Character
    • Setting
    • Conflict
    • Dialogue
    • Point of view

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Authors use literary elements, such as character, setting, conflict, dialogue, and point of view, throughout a text to develop and drive the plot.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify literary elements in a text.
    • Interpret how authors use literary elements throughout a text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Interpreting the author's use of literary elements in a text supports their overall comprehension of the text.
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