Students explore the connotations of the colors associated with the characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Students explore the concepts of connotation and denotation, as well as the cultural connotations of colors.

Students graphically illustrate the story's plot, then assign positive and negative values to each occurrence. Students then draw conclusions based on their visual representation of the plot.

Young scholars create a bio-poem for themselves or characters in stories they have read. They explore common character traits.

Students listen to the Scottish tale, The Princess and the Golden Shoes, creating a character chart. They develop a newspaper containing news stories, personality profiles, and editorials regarding The Princess and the Golden Shoes.

Students write a coherent script based on characterization, theme, conflict and emotional tone as found in the songs' lyrics and develop an understanding of the enjoyment that comes through discipline and hard work leading toward a...

First graders read the book Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. They consider when they have shared with someone or expressed caring. They write, illustrate and compile a fish book that tells of their caring and sharing experiences.

Learners create stories with better structure when they are able to focus on its characters, setting, and plot. Teacher creates settings, character, and problem cartons with information written on strips of paper.

Students explain a character or a story by listing out important objects that are introduced.

Students read about Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.

Students read parts from scripts in front of an audience.

Students discover story analysis by discussing a book the class reads together.  In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read the book The Keeping Quilt and discuss the different characters and plot points...

Fifth graders study adjectives. In this grammar lesson, 5th graders name a particular person at the school describing that person with adjectives and describe a charcter from a book read using adjectives as well.

Students produce a development project with characters.  In this investigative lesson students use a program to understand its basic features and how to create and insert characters. 

In this Romeo and Juliet worksheet, students create a MySpace website as a characterization analysis for the play Romeo and Juliet. Students complete a characterization sheet for the activity.

Students explore Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.  In this literature lesson, students review Venn diagrams and how to compare and contrast. Students select two characters and write a paper comparing and contrasting them.

Students explore "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe. In this literature lesson, students read the story and take notes. Students choose a literary element such as character, setting, or theme. Students write an...

Students explore characters as they read the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.  In this characterization lesson plan, students discuss the characters in the novel and write an essay.

Young scholars explore persuasive writing. In this writing lesson, students review the concepts of persuasive writing. Young scholars read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Students write a persuasive scene in which one characters attempt to...

Students explore The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.  For this book review lesson, students examine the elements included in a book review, such as author, opinions of the book, summary, character information, main points and plot...

Students explore And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.  For this characterization lesson, students locate passages that contain character descriptions and settings. Students write a descriptive essay on the characters in And...

Students analyze fairy tale characters and story elements. In this fairy tale lesson plan, students label two charts for the characters and settings of a fairy tale. Students view props in story boxes and answer questions about the story...

Sixth graders complete a shared reading of the book Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco and character analysis Venn diagram. In this character analysis lesson, 6th graders read the book and work in groups to compare and contrast the two...

Students analyze the motivations behind characters. In this character analysis lesson, students reflect on conflicts from previous stories and watch a clip from 'East is East.' Students answer questions for the movie and watch the movie...

Learners explore the definition of a portrait. For this portrait analysis lesson, students discuss two of Dorothea Lange's portraits and create their own portraits of their classmates.