Character Traits

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Character Traits
adventurous

• When you read a story watch the characters as if
  they were real people.

greedy
aggressive
unhappy
fearful
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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?

shy
graceful
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Use an organizer while you read.
The Name of Your Character ________
Name a character trait ________________
If possible name another character trait
________________
sneaky
intelligent
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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 house-proud. 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
helpful
From BBC CBeebies Stories
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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
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The Name of Your Character Baboushka
She was always cleaning. She doesnt notice the
dazzling star.
She looks very clean and neat.
She is very proud of her house.
She had the tidiest house and most beautiful
garden.
I like her. She seems like a nice lady.
Name a character trait for Baboushka
________________
clean
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 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.

evil
protective
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How does understanding character traits help me
understand the story?
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Character Traits

• Help us understand why characters speak and act
  the way they do.
• Help us understand what the 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.

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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
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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?

playful
careless
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Choose a book and identify the character traits
of the main character. Draw an organizer to help
you.
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Use an organizer while you read.
The Name of Your Character ________
Name a character trait ________________
If possible name another character trait
________________