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Character Traits: Rise and Shine: Literacy Time

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Title:

 Character Traits: Rise and Shine: Literacy Time

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/character-traits-video/rise-and-shine-literacy-time/

Content Source:

 PBS
Type: Audio/Video

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.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
22. Describe literary elements within a story, including setting, plot, characters, and themes.

a. Describe in detail the characters' behavior, emotions, and traits and explain how their actions influence events in the story.

b. Explain how the characters' actions and dialogue contribute to the meaning of the story.

c. Identify the central message, theme, or moral in a story, including myths, fables, and folktales, and explain the meaning conveyed in the passage.

d. Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots from two texts.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
22.
  • Describe
  • Literary elements
  • Story
  • Setting
  • Plot
  • Characters
  • Themes
22a.
  • Describe
  • Character
  • Behaviors
  • Emotions
  • Traits
  • Actions
  • Influence
  • Events
22b.
  • Explain
  • Characters
  • Actions
  • Dialogue
  • Contribute
  • Meaning
22c.
  • Central message
  • Theme
  • Moral
  • Myths
  • Fables
  • Folktales
  • Conveyed
22d.
  • Compare
  • Contrast
  • Theme
  • Setting
  • Plot
  • Stories
Knowledge:
22. 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.
22a.
  • A story author provides descriptions of the characters' behavior, emotions, and traits.
  • The actions of characters in a story affect the events, or plot, of the story.
22b.
  • The actions of characters in a story affect the events, or plot, of the story.
  • The dialogue, or spoken words, of characters in a story affect the plot of the story.
22c.
  • Qualities of myths, fables, and folktales.
  • Many stories have a central message, theme, or moral.
  • A central message or moral is the lesson that is learned through the story or the one big idea of the story.
  • The central message, theme, or moral is conveyed through key details.
22d.
  • Compare means tell how things are alike or similar.
  • Contrast means tell how things are different.
  • Literary elements from different texts, like themes, settings, and plots, can be compared and contrasted.
  • 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).
  • Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text.
Skills:
22. Students are able to:
  • Identify and describe the literary elements, including setting, plot, characters, and theme, within the text.
22a.
  • Provide a detailed description of story characters' behavior, emotions, and traits.
  • Explain how story characters' actions affect the events of the story.
22b.
  • Explain how the actions of characters' contribute to the meaning of the story.
  • Explain how the dialogue between two or more characters contributes to the meaning of the story.
22c.
  • Identify the central message, theme, or moral of a story, including myths, fables, and folktales.
  • Explain the meaning of the central message, theme, or moral conveyed in the passage.
22d.
  • Compare and contrast literary elements, such as themes, settings, and plots, of two texts.
Understanding:
22. Students understand that:
  • Identifying and describing literary elements within a story will help in comprehending the text.
22a.
  • Understanding each character's behavior, emotions, and traits will help them better understand a story's plot.
  • Characters in a story drive the plot by engaging in different actions.
22b.
  • Characters' actions and dialogue contribute to the meaning of a story.
  • Understanding the actions and dialogue of story characters improves overall comprehension of the text.
22c.
  • Understanding the meaning of the central message, theme, or moral of a story will improve overall comprehension of the passage.
  • Myths, fables, and folktales are types of narrative stories that often include a moral.
22d.
  • Comparing and contrasting literary elements can improve their comprehension, or understanding, of both texts.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
15. Analyze in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

a. Identify and explain attitudes and influences of multiple characters within a text.

b. Explain how the main character changes throughout the story, using explicit evidence from the text.

c. Make an inference about a character's behavior, the setting, and/or specific events, using explicit details from the story.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
15.
  • Analyze
  • Character
  • Setting
  • Event
  • Story
  • Drama
  • Specific details
15a.
  • Attitude
  • Influence
  • Characters
15b.
  • Main character
  • Explicit evidence
15c.
  • Inference
  • Character
  • Behavior
  • Setting
  • Specific events
  • Explicit details
Knowledge:
15. 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.
15a.
  • Characters are any person, animal, or figure that affect the events of the story.
  • Characters in text are described as having certain attributes, like attitude.
  • Characters in text can be influenced by other characters or events in the text.
15b.
  • The main character is the focus of the plot and often displays changes in attitude or beliefs during the story.
  • Explicit evidence refers to direct quotations from the text.
15c.
  • Making an inference requires using observation and background knowledge to reach a logical conclusion.
  • Inferences can be drawn by using information from the text.
Skills:
15. Students are able to:
  • Use specific details from the text to explain attributes of the characters, setting, or event in a story or drama.
15a.
  • Identify attitudes and influences of multiple characters within a text.
  • Explain the reasoning behind characters' attitudes and influences.
15b.
  • Identify the main character in a story.
  • Use explicit evidence from text to explain how the main character changed in the story.
15c.
  • Use explicit details from a story to support inferences about a character's behavior, the story's setting, and/or specific events.
Understanding:
15. Students understand that:
  • They can explain details about characters, settings, and events in a story or drama by using evidence from the text.
15a.
  • There are influences that affect characters' behavior and attitude in a text.
15b.
  • A story usually focuses on one main character who changes throughout the text.
  • Their explanations can be supported with direct quotations from the text.
15c.
  • Making an inference requires them to use information from the text and their background knowledge to draw conclusions about characters, settings, and events in a story.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
19. Interpret how authors use literary elements throughout a text, including character, setting, conflict, dialogue, and point of view.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
19.
  • Interpret
  • Literary elements
  • Character
  • Setting
  • Conflict
  • Dialogue
  • Point of view
Knowledge:
19. 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:
19. Students are able to:
  • Identify literary elements in a text.
  • Interpret how authors use literary elements throughout a text.
Understanding:
19. 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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