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This Reading Comprehension Worksheet - Responsability is for teaching reading comprehension. Use this reading comprehension story to teach reading comprehension.
How do you write character growth that makes your character's journey read as cohesive? Read 7 tips for developing credible character arcs.
Writers Write is your one-stop writing resource. These lists will help you select the character traits you need for the characters in your books.
Use this post from Writers Write, your one-stop writing resource, to explore the 12 common character archetypes and how writers can use them.
As the reading skills progress to the third grade, students recognize the word shape rather than a letter shape. The article is written in optimal font size with 45-50 characters per line. The piece consists app 250 words with an average word length of 4 characters and an average sentence length of 10 words. ATOS level: 5.
The Friends pilot does an excellent job with using character archetypes to create a show that felt fresh and exciting. What can we learn?
Our Romeo and Juliet Main Characters Poster is a great educational resource that will help you create relevant and engaging English Literature classrooms.
Check out these FREE character trait activities! This blog post contains a character traits anchor chart and an idea for a character trait lesson where students learn more challenging character trait vocabulary to create a collaborative class book! If you want students to move beyond "nice" and "mean" character trait responses, check this out!
Everyone has defense mechanisms. What's yours?
Creative Writing Worksheet – Quick Character Creator (PDF) The fact is, you can fill in every 100-item questionnaire about character creation in exhaustive detail and still end up with a character who is unsuitable for the story you’re trying to tell, who isn’t interesting, and who doesn’t feel real. Here’s what Aaron Sorkin (creator of…
When we create fictional characters, we want them to be realistic. Use this resource to explore 123 ideas for character flaws.
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Writing Worksheet: Character Naming (PDF) Character names can be surprisingly useful for characterisation, worldbuilding, and even plotting – if you’re enrolled in How to Be the Heroine of Your Own Story, be sure to read the textbook chapter titled, ‘How to Discover Your (Character’s) True Name’. If you need to set some naming conventions for…
Fiction is full of jealous, cruel and otherwise flawed characters. This character flaw list explores common personality weaknesses. Use it for inspiration.
by Stephanie Morrill Stephanie writes young adult contemporary novels and is the creator of GoTeenWriters.com. Her novels include The Re...
Analyzing character traits is a key fiction reading skill that is needed for successful comprehension. In most cases, authors do not just come out and tell readers the traits that a character possesses. By teaching
Students read the descriptions of people and decide which description matches each of these people. The answer key is given. https://en.islcollective.com/download/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/adjectives/test-personality-adjectives-behaviour/97058 - ESL worksheets
Every girl dreams of finding the right man in her life and settling down with him at some point and starting a family. She craves the goodness of life, her man's love and all his attention. Well, all those beautiful dreams and fantasies go down the drain when she finds out her date is nothing
Since I started this blog, I've been trying to figure out something that I could do that hasn't been done a thousand times before. All the advice I know has been given by far better bloggers than I and far better than I'm capable of. The Moments of the Week slowed to a boring crawl. I don't want to be the jerk who just talks about me. But you know what I've realized? I am really good at making lists. And between writing and years of playing tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons, I've come to enjoy making characters and helping others make them. So why not continue making lists like the hobbies one to help other people with their character creation? Most likely, this won't be a long-running thing, as there are only so many lists needed for character and world building, but I guarantee, you'll be able to find it here. Today, we're looking at bad habits. No character is perfect. Everyone's got these little quirks that they know they should work on fixing. Pick one or two (or more!) for your characters to make them more well-rounded and maybe give them something to improve about themselves. Bad Habits Apologizing Arguing Biting pens/pencils Blaming others Bottling emotions Bragging Buying things and not using them Cheating Cheek or Lip biting/tearing Chewing Chewing tobacco Coveting others' things Cracking knuckles/joints Cutting corners/skimping Drinking / Getting drunk Eating junk food Eating late Eating out daily Eating with mouth open Fidgeting Forgetfulness Gambling Grinding teeth Hair chewing/sucking Hangnail pulling Hard drugs Holding grudges Impatience Impulse purchasing Inability to sit still Internet overuse Interrupting Jaywalking Judging others Kleptomania Leaving dirty clothes/dishes out Littering Losing temper Losing things Lying Making puns Nail biting/picking No self-control Not backing up data Not bathing Not brushing teeth Not caring for health when sick Not involving others in decisions that affect them Not knowing limits Not listening/ignoring others Not responding to messages Not trying new things Overeating Oversleeping Overspending Picking at skin/scabs Picking nose Playing with hair Pornography addiction Procrastinating Selfishness Sitting still for long periods Smoking Snooze button overuse Speaking in 3rd person Staring Starting projects without finishing Staying up late Stress/emotional eating Stubbornness Sucking thumbs Tapping fingers/feet Too much TV Tugging ears Unprotected sex Using cell phone/tablet in social situations Using other people's stuff Verbal tics ("like")
Hi all! I'm back to share a super easy but very useful app for your classroom! App Name: Word Clouds Cost: FREE Here's what you will look for: This is app is very simple to use. Students simply type in words to show up in a "cloud" format. The more times a word is typed, the larger it will appear in the cloud (very similar to the Wordle site if you have used that). Students then have the option to change the font, color pattern, or layout design. Here are some ways we use this app in my classroom. As we studied adjectives, students worked in pairs to create a word cloud of adjectives using the five senses - How does it taste, look, feel, smell, and sound? This led into our next session on adverbs. Students were given a verb which they typed in 8 times (to make the verb larger) and then typed in adjectives describing how, when, or where that verb happened. A science use is to give students a topic, in this case an animal classification group (mammals) and have students create a cloud of words associated with it. My favorite way to use Word Clouds though is for student birthdays. For this, I set one iPad out and type the birthday child's name eight times (to ensure it is large). Then, students go one at a time throughout the day and add a character trait that describes the birthday child. If character traits are repeated, it's okay - those words will appear larger. Once all students have typed a trait, I quickly make the cloud (but you could also let the birthday child do this) and let them upload it to their Seesaw portfolio. I'm also considering printing them out to frame as end of the year gifts. I've done word cloud frames as gifts before at the end of the year and the fact that the clouds will all be done for me as an added bonus! <3 Since character traits are something we are really just starting to learn about in 2nd grade, I do post a {positive} character traits sign in the room for those students who may need the support (or help spelling their word). You can grab my character trait signs (both positive and negative) FREE in my shop by clicking the link below! {Download Here}
Ready to help your students move beyond "nice" and "mean" when describing characters? Here are 6 ways to build their character traits vocabulary!
Another hard thing to come up with for your characters are jobs. The written world is full of doctors, lawyers, and teachers. Janitors, plumbers, and builders are always the one to offer words of wisdom. Authors tend to enjoy writing about authors. And don't even mention retail work or food service. It's all been seen and done a million times, but there've got to be more options. Problem is, it's hard to find them. But don't worry, I've gone ahead and done that for you. Below are 45 jobs you might not think of or may have never heard of, but I assure you, they're real. Whether they pay well or not, well, that's a question for another day. Do you know of a weird, unusual, or wacky job? Leave it in the comments! Job Job Description Acupuncturist Inserts needles into everything but veins Airline Gate Agent Last call for boarding [your flight and you're halfway across the airport sucks to be you, pal] Arcade Machine Repair Plus side, you get to play it when you're done fixing it. To "Test it." Art Selector Picks out art for walls at places like hospitals. Auction Buyer Goes to auctions in the name of big-name buyers so others won't be tipped off to items of value Backstage Support Helps stage actors with quick costume changes, prepares props, etc Bailiff All rise Bird of Prey Trainer Falcons, owls, hawks, eagles: these are your coworkers City Councilman Like a congressman, but at city level Clinical Research Coordinator Coordinates, organizes for, and recruits for medical research Coffin Handle Installer There's a job just for installing coffin handles. Who knew? Convention/Concert Organizer Someone has to arrange the shows, schedules, panels, etc. This is them. Court Reporter Records all statements during court Cover Artist Designs book covers Docent Guides at museums, zoos, etc Dog Food Taster Yes, this is a job for humans. Ethical Hacker Try to hack into systems that shouldn't be hacked or broken Fortune Cookie Writer You will be paid to write one-sentence blurbs. Golf Ball Diver Someone has to go into the water traps. Those balls cost money. Google Streetview Driver We see 'em rollin', we hatin' try to do something stupid to immortalize ourselves Herbalist Why use Advil when you could have St John's Wart? Hospice Caregiver Whether at thier home or a facility, these people make their patients' last days comfortable. Jelly Bean Flavor Maker Someone had to figure out how to make those grass jellybeans taste that way. Jingle Writer That song during that commercial you hate? Someone wrote that. Karaoke Cab Driver It's a cab, with karaoke, and you're behind the wheel. Landscape Architect Makes your yard worthy of a magazine, if you can afford it. Museum Curator Manages and oversees the collections of a museum Mystery Shopper Determine how well a business's employees are performing, secretly. Celebrity Obituary Writer Newspapers have obituaries ready for more people than you'd suspect. Orthoepist Studies the correct pronunciation of words Party Costumer Dresses up like cartoon characters or movie characters for children's birthdays Patent Lawyer Determines legality of patents Pet Psychologist What's eating Fluffy? Phlebotomist Inserts needles into what the Acupuncturist doesn't Physical Penetration Tester Try to steal things from places that shouldn't have things stolen from (hospitals, labs, etc) Political Cartoonist Making fun of the news, one politician at a time. Professional [Thing] Tester Think of an object. There's someone to test it. Mattresses, toys, water slides, anything. Professional Cosplayer / Booth Babe Cosplays for a living, either personally or for a specific company Professional Queuer Don't want to wait in line for the new big thing? Pay someone else to do it. Prop Purchaser/Builder Buys/Builds props for TV shows & movies Radio Phone Operator "101.5 ROCK. You're caller 7. Try again." (also handles guest callers during downtime) Search Engine Optimizer Determines how accurate search engine results are Snake Milker Collect venom for the creation of antivenom Social Media Manager Handles famous person's social media accounts or presense Stunt Actor Taking the hits so the pretty faces don't have to.
Flat characters refuse to grow; ultimately, they don't make decisions. Here are 5 types of flat male characters, as well as how to fix them.
Writers Write is your one-stop writing resource. These lists will help you select the character traits you need for the characters in your books.
Understanding characters can be tricky! Learn my favorite strategies for helping students master character traits and changes.
Teach upper elementary students about character traits by having them analyze their characters' feelings, actions, thoughts, and dialogue within the story. This blog post contains everything you need for a complete character traits lesson... for free! The reading passages on the anchor chart, the sentence strip activity, and the interactive notebook foldable are all free!
There’s nothing quite like a really memorable villain to add drama to a story! Who can forget Count Fosco, or Moriarty, or Sauron? Use this worksheet to craft the perfect villain. Click Here to Download This Worksheet (PDF) If you’d like a more well-rounded villain, you might consider plotting their character arc. You can also…
As most readers will tell you, there is something quite disturbing about a character who loves dogs one moment and is terrified of them the next, or who has pants on at the beginning of a line of d…
