Young scholars define the characteristics of adjectives and find examples of the part of speech in a shared reading. Then students "become" one of the major characters in a book and describe themselves and other characters.

Learners "become" one of the major characters in a book and describe themselves and other characters, using lists of accurate, powerful adjectives. In class discussion, students support their lists with details from the novel.

High schoolers "become" one of the major characters in a book and describe themselves and other characters, using lists of accurate, powerful adjectives. In class discussion, students support their lists with details from the novel.

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

Learners identify character traits in historical fiction and research career options appropriate to the setting of a historical fiction novel. Students write a resume outlining a character's job qualifications.

Young scholars explore appropriate resume and job application techniques to write a resume for a character.

Students discover how everyone is special in his or her own way. For this character traits lesson, students demonstrate how they are special by drawing a picture or writing. Students listen orally to the book We Are All Alike...We Are...

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,...

In this character traits word search worksheet, students seek 25 words that relate to traits such as patience, sportsmanship, friendliness, compassion, and courtesy.

Students act out a section of the book Gentle Annie that is depicted in Chapter 4. They discuss the character position taken by each of the characters in the scene. They write a persuasive letter to one of the characters.

Students examine various careers and character traits. They create an Affinity Chart using career survey results, compare/contrast personality traits and character traits, and discuss why character traits are important for jobs.

Students examine character traits and apply characteristics of those traits to images and quotations. They design, save and print using a desktop publishing program. They utilize reference tools to locate quotations.

Students practice biographical and autobiographical forms of writing: autobiography, biopoem, character traits, classmate biography.