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TES Global

Tes: Character Analysis

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A downloadable graphic organizer for analyzing a character is provided on this page.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Cliffs Notes: Julius Caesar: Character Analysis: Brutus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An in-depth analysis of Brutus in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, considered to be the most complex character in the play. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Cliffs Notes: Julius Caesar: Character Analysis: Caesar

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An in-depth analysis of Caesar in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Character Study: Scout Finch

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the character of Scout Finch from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It includes excerpts from the American Masters documentary entitled Harper Lee: Hey, Boo, discussion questions, teaching tips, and...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: 2nd Grade Act. 11: Character Sketch

For Teachers 2nd Standards
This lesson engages students in describing the main character from Patricia Palacco's book, My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother. Students will analyze a picture of the main character and the teacher will write all of the students'...
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Other

Pace University: Character Analysis: In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed analysis of Sir Gawain is presented to deepen study of the Arthurian story.
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Pace University: King Arthur: A Character Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a character analysis of King Arthur. This article discusses the three kinds of Arthur: Arthur as an epic hero, as symbol of the virtues of Camelot, and as a naive victim of fate. It also offers an audio link and text link to "A...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Tale of Text Messages: A Character Study of a Tale of Two Cities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students engage in a character study of the numerous figures created by Charles Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities. They compare and contrast several forms of communication: email, text message, and telephone; complete a character study...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Character Analysis Through Job Placement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to write resumes and interview questions for characters in Tennessee William's "The Glass Menagerie," although the lessons can be easily adapted to other works as well. In addition to...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Studying Character in Drama

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Online lesson that allows students to study and follow a Shakespearean character throughout a play, analyzing their actions, traits and dialogue as clues to characterization.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Examining Character Motivation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
During this unit, young scholars will ask "Why do we do what we do?" They will read different novels to analyze character motivation. Throughout the unit they will debate whether they think characters made smart choices and why. They...
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New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: What a Character

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Students will explore characters created by authors and identify personality traits, and then apply these ideas to their own characters using language skills identified to convey these traits. Students will write a character sketch,...
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Absolute Shakespeare

Absolute Shakespeare: "Julius Caesar" Character Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
William Hazlitt's critical essay on the characters in "Julius Caesar" is presented here, including lengthy quotations from the text of the play.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Become a Character

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this online lesson plan and activity, students actually "become" a character from a novel in their analysis of characterization. The lesson plan uses the Scarlet Letter, but any novel can be used. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters,...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Story Character Homepage

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Online lesson which allows for middle schoolers to create an electronic "Home page," for a specific character when reading a class novel. Students research and create web pages, then present findings to the class.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Richard Iii Character Study: Determined to Be a Villain [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Four PDF formated pages with stand-alone lessons about a couple of passages from Shakespeare's "Richard III." Two pages are lesson plans, and two pages are handouts.
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Other

Homework Online: Lord of the Flies, Character Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief essays on the major characters in William Golding's novel, "Lord of the Flies." Includes complete descriptions of Ralph, Jack, Piggy, Simon, Samneric (Sam and Eric), Roger, and the Littluns.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Drama: A Raisin in the Sun: Act Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an introduction to Act III of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry which focuses on major conflicts. It features links to a study guide, a character analysis assignment, and Spark Notes and Shmoop summaries of the play.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Workshop: Analyzing a Character [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Organize your thoughts about two different characters using this printable worksheet. Five elements of character are covered. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Character Analysis

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This elementary flipchart uses examples from children's literature to explore character. It includes writing activities and challenges children to think from the character's point of view.
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TES Global

Tes: Character Profile

For Teachers 5th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site contains a downloadable worksheet for a character profile booklet.
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Read Works

Read Works: Grade 1: Three Lesson Unit: Character: Actions, Feelings, Looks

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans, based on David Shannon's books No, David!, David Gets in Trouble, and David Goes to School. Students learn how to utilize text and picture clues to determine and describe...
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Other

Prezi: Julius Caesar Character Traits and Motivations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A slideshow looking at the character traits and motivations of Brutus, Julius Caesar, and Antony in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plans: A Boxful of Character

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A character-in-a-box lesson plan in which students choose everyday items and put them in a box to represent facets, traits, or other aspects of a character that can be supported with excerpts from the text.

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