English language arts
Any Novel: Character Map and Evidence Chart
Students build a character profile and relationship chart for a main character in any novel they are reading, with evidence from the text.
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Character Analysis: What Do Actions Reveal About Imani?
Students read an original backstage scene and use the character’s words, actions and stage directions as evidence to analyze her traits and motivation.
English language arts
Character Creation: Build Someone Worth Reading About
Students fill in a character profile, match traits to showing details, and write the opening of a story about their new character.
English language arts
What They Say vs. What They Mean: Dialogue and Subtext
Students analyze an original dialogue where a character hides her feelings, then write a short scene with subtext of their own.