Transcript Character Traits

Character
Traits
adventurous
greedy
When you read a story
watch the characters as if
they were real people.
aggressive
unhappy
loving
fearful
To identify character traits
think of the following:
• What does the character say and do?
• What does the character think and
feel?
• How does the character look?
• What do the other characters think
about the character?
• How does the character make you
feel?
graceful
shy
Use an organizer while you read.
The Name of Your Character: ________
What does the
character say and do?
What does the
character think and
feel?
What do the other
characters think about
the character?
How does the
character look?
How does the
character make you
feel?
Name a character trait ________________
sneaky
If possible name another character trait
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intelligent
Read The Excerpt And Identify a
Character Trait for Baboushka
Once upon a time, in a small
village in Russia there lived a
woman called Baboushka.
Baboushka was very houseproud. She had the tidiest house
in the village and the most
beautiful garden.
She was always cooking and
cleaning, scrubbing and sweeping,
polishing and painting.
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clean
From: BBC CBeebies Stories
helpful
All the villagers were out in the square talking about a bright
new star that had just appeared in the sky. Everyone was very
excited about the star because it brought great news.
But Baboushka didn't even notice the dazzling star - she was
far too busy cleaning her house.
Lets Use An Organizer
The Name of Your Character: Baboushka
What does the
character say and do?
She was always
cleaning. She doesn’t
notice the dazzling star.
What does the
character think and
feel?
She is very proud of
her house.
What do the other
characters think about
the character?
She had the tidiest
house and most
beautiful garden.
How does the
character look?
She looks very
clean and neat.
How does the
character make you
feel?
I like her.
She seems like a nice
lady.
Name a character trait for Baboushka:
clean
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If possible name another character trait
hard worker
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Did You Notice?
• Character traits are descriptive
adjectives.
• We can describe characters using
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evil
character traits that tells us the
specific qualities of the character.
An author may tell us the character
traits directly, but more often the
author will show us these traits by
what the character does.
protective
Lets Practice – identify
a character trait for Ananzi
A long time ago, Nyame the god of the sky gave Ananzi a
huge pot which held all the wisdom of the world. Nyame
told Ananzi to share the wisdom with everyone he met.
The pot was filled with wonderful pictures, stories, music
and many more exciting ideas. Whenever Ananzi looked
in the pot he learned something new.
Ananzi didn’t want to share the wisdom. "I will keep it
for myself!" he thought.
So Ananzi decided to hide the pot of wisdom on the top of
a tall tree, where no one else could find it.
From: BBC CBeebies Stories
He tied a rope around the pot and then tied it around his waist.
But the pot was too heavy and kept getting in Ananzi’s way.
Ananzi’s son watched him climb the tree. "Tie the pot to your
back" he shouted, "It will make it easier to climb."
So Ananzi tied the pot to his back and very soon he was at the
top of the tree.
But when Ananzi got to the top he was very angry. "My son
knows more than I do and I have the pot of wisdom," he cried.
Ananzi was so angry that he threw the pot away. Crash! The pot
broke into hundreds of pieces.
Whoosh! The wisdom flew everywhere! People found bits of
wisdom and started taking it home to their friends.
The Name of Your Character: Ananzi
What does the
character say and do?
What does the
character think and
feel?
What do the other
characters think about
the character?
How does the
character look?
How does the
character make you
feel?
Name a character trait ________________
If possible name another character trait
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How does
understanding
character traits help
me understand the
story?
Character Traits:
• Help us understand why characters
speak and act the way they do.
• Help us understand what the
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characters think or why they have
certain beliefs.
Help us understand a characters
relationships with other characters.
Help us predict what characters
might do next.
Help us make inferences and to draw
conclusions about events in the story.
Lets See How Knowing Anazi’s
Character Traits Might Help Us
Understand The Story
• Why does Anazi want to hide the pot
of knowledge?
• How does Anazi feel about his son?
• What kind of relationship will Ananzi
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have with the people who now have
bits of knowledge?
What might Anazi do about losing the
pot of knowledge?
What lesson could Anazi learn from
the events in the story?
Lets Review
• Character traits are descriptive
adjectives.
• We can describe characters using
•
character traits that tells us the
specific qualities of the character.
An author may tell us the character
traits directly, but more often the
author will show us these traits by
what the character does.
vain
To identify character traits
think of the following:
• What does the character say and do?
• What does the character think and
feel?
• How does the character look?
• What do the other characters think
about the character?
• How does the character make you
feel?
careless
playful
Choose a book
and identify the
character traits of
the main character.
Draw an organizer
to help you.
Use an organizer while you read.
The Name of Your Character: ________
What does the
character say and do?
What does the
character think and
feel?
What do the other
characters think about
the character?
How does the
character look?
How does the
character make you
feel?
Name a character trait ________________
If possible name another character trait
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