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A, B, and C Characters ArticleA, B, and C Characters Article
Publisher
Caro Clarke
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Articles
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For Administrator Use
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Lexile Measures
880L
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A, B, and C Characters

Curated by ACT

This is the ninth article in a series that focuses on helping the new novel author. This article focuses on what the author calls "A, B, and C Characters," used to describe the different levels of characters.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

adversity, character development, characterization, characters, descriptive writing, plot

Additional Tags

developing character, fiction elements, fiction writing, how to write fiction, types of characters, writing guidelines, a, b, and c characters w.6.3.a, ccss.ela, w.6.3.a, antagonist, introduce a narrator and/or characters, protagonist, creating characters

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

W.6.3.a W.6.3.b W.7.3.b W.8.3.b W.8.3.a RL.7.9 W.7.9.a RL.8.6 W.7.3.a RL.7.3 RL.8.7

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