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I Am Special and You Are Special Too
Students discover how everyone is special in his or her own way. In this character traits lesson plan, students demonstrate how they are special by drawing a picture or writing. Students listen orally to the book We Are All Alike...We...
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Acronyms - Characters in Hawthorne's Stories
Students create acronyms for book characters. In this literature study, students learn about and create acronyms for characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories The Minister's Black Veil and Young Goodman Brown. Students' acronyms...
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Setting the Stage for Service Learning Relationships
Students examine the meaning and examples of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. In this social sensitivity lesson, students identify stereotypes, give examples of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination, explain the...
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Colors and Trouble
Students discuss what it would be like if there weren't enough resources by reading " The Land of Many Colors." In this tolerance lesson plan, students identify the differences between tolerant and intolerant behavior. Student volunteers...
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Characterization
In this characterization worksheet, learners complete the bubble chart for a character they have read about in a book. Students write the name of the character in the center, use one bubble for what the character says about him or...
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Character Profile
In this character analysis worksheet, learners complete a profile for a character they've read about in a story. Students write words that describe character's personality, actions, and physical self. Learners then write what they like...
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Friends Series One New Year Episode (The One with the Monkey)
In this Friends tv series worksheet, learners match up the characters described with twenty-two statements from the show. Although this is a worksheet about a tv show, there is some language skill-building present in the worksheet.
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Character Sketch
In this language arts worksheet, students use the chart of words as a tutorial for writing a formal character sketch. The words are meant to make the description more vivid.
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Literary Element: Character
In this language arts worksheet, students focus upon the characters of a novel and take the time to discuss this literary element.
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Literary Element: Character Trait
In this literature worksheet, young scholars identify that writers have a difficult job when it comes to developing characters. They identify and describe various character traits matching them to an example from the novel read in class.
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Character Trait Chart
In this reading response worksheet, learners fill out a character trait chart about one character in a story they have read. Students list the traits they see and describe how these traits are revealed through events, actions, words,...
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Moby Dick Word Search
In this Moby Dick word search, students identify terms that are found in the book. A list of approximately 70 vocabulary words is provided. An answer sheet is available.
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Character Traits Word Search
In this character traits word search worksheet, students seek 25 words that relate to traits such as patience, sportsmanship, friendliness, compassion, and courtesy.
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Aesop’s Fables Comparison Worksheet
In this Aesop's Fables comparison worksheet, students list the name of the fable, its characters, a story summary, and the moral of the story. They compare 6 fables.
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Soap Opera Unit of Work: KS4
Students view an episode of "Eastenders." They look at how the programme is structured in terms of individual scenes. Students view the opening of the soap and the significane of the theme music. They look at the characters and trace the...
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The Book Boy by Joanna Trollope
Pupils read, analyze and critique the novel, "The Book Boy," by Joanna Trollope. They brainstorm if you can tell a book by its cover, construct a character map, explore cultural differences and investigate how a family hides a family...
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Guided Writing: Writing a Story on the OHP
Students practice fluency as well as story-writing skills. They work together to prepare and write their stories. Students are told that they are going to write a story entitled 'A Wonderful Day' and that they are going to be the...
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Multimedia Final Project
Students work with a partner to compile a new movie. They comprehend tat the movie requres a lot of preparation and media releases. Students use one computer, create the serval different materials for their film: A Publisher Flyer...
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What Do You See?
Students listen to "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" and then act out the events in the story. They demonstrate what a bear looks like, and discuss the different locomotor movements a bear would use. As they listen to the story, each student...
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Science: Let's Fly a Kite!
Students make observations about the wind and develop predictions to test with kites. The lesson's Language Arts component invloves communication of concepts with peers. On their kite flying day, students discuss how the wind and air...
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Giving Back to our School Community
Students recognize that gifts can be for a community and not just for an individual. They acknowledge that helping to beautify our school community is a positive step in becoming a contributing citizen.
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Character & Integrity
Students brainstorm a list as a class the characteristics of someone having character and integrity. Individually, they write about how self-concept is built and preserved. To end the lesson, they discuss how self-concept is related to...
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Giving
Students analyze the true meaning of giving in this three part lesson. First, the students make a fanciful wish for a loved one. Second, they students make hand-made presents such as stepping-stones for the school garden, Finally,...
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Bridge to Terabithia
Students read Katherine Paterson's book, A Bridge to Terabithia, and select small groups to complete a project based on a chapter of the book. They create a story web for the chapter, summarize it, design a brochure or advertisement,...