character analysis

MACBETH is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, but students may not be familiar with Macbeth the man. This module will lead them to a better understanding of the author's craft through analysis of how the playwright uses character to develop a theme. 

The process of firing pottery is an appropriate metaphor for the significant life transitions adolescents experience during and after high school. If they pass the fiery test, they emerge as mature young adults ready for their next challenge. If they cannot survive the fire, they end up broken...

In this module, students will examine how an author uses words and illustrations to describe a character's feelings in a story. The students will identify feelings and cite evidence from the text. This module would be implemented in the fall. 

In this module students will engage in a close reading of Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf, as well as close readings of outside sources dealing with heroes. Students will compare a contrast and character in Beowulf to a contemporary figure they believe is a hero....

We just finished reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. One of the main concepts we discussed was how Lee's work serves as Bildungsroman, or "coming of age" literature, that focuses on the moral, intellectual, spiritual, or emotional growth of a character. This module sets the...

Students will read two versions of The Three Little Pigs, compare the differing points of view of the two stories, and determine how point of view affects a story. This module was taught late in the school year, so while students listened to the stories read by the teacher, they wrote...

In this module students will use close reading techniques to analyze two pieces of literature and determine how conflict impacts characters choices providing examples from both text to clarify their analysis. In order

to meet the demands of the Common Core State Standards/Language Arts...

This module has been written with the intent of implementation at the beginning of the school year. This module has been designed with four purposes in mind:

1. Describe a character's traits in the novel Because of Winn Dixie using actions. thoughts, and words.
2. Support that...

This is a capstone English Language Arts module that involves reading the entire play but with a focus on two short, profound excerpts: Hamlet’s soliloquy in Act III, Scene 1 (“To be or not to be...”) compared with his soliloquy in Act IV, Scene 4 (“How all occasions do inform against me...”)....

Students will do a character analysis of Amanda in "Boom Town". Students will identify the character traits of the child Amanda and explain how these traits lead to her actions that had a big influence on an entire community. 

Students will analyze multiple pivotal scenes across the novel, film, and play To Kill a Mockingbird in order to gain a deeper understanding of character motivations, traits, symbols, and plot devices. Students will form groups and complete a planning activity. Students complete...

A new student will be joining our class. This student has never been part of a classroom community.  While reading The Boxcar Children, we learned about Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny.  We learned what traits helped them become good community members.  Students will create a product that shows...

Second grade students will learn to compare characters in a story by reading text and examining illustrations to determine how each character responds to events in the story. Students will also suggest reasons for the differences in each character's response based on what they have learned about...