Week 2 - Characters With Depth

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Literature

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Grade Level6th Grade

SubjectLiterature

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Week 2: Characters With Depth Focus: Character flaws and motivations Objectives Students will: Understand that good characters have strengths AND flaws Learn about character motivations Practice indirect characterization Mini Lessons Character flaws (fear, pride, jealousy, impatience) Character goals and obstacles Showing personality through actions and dialogue Activities Character flaw brainstorm Character interview worksheet “Fix the boring character” activity Grammar Focus Dialogue punctuati...

This resource focuses on character development in literature by encouraging students to analyze character flaws, motivations, and their growth throughout a story. Students will learn to differentiate between direct and indirect characterization, utilizing actions and dialogue to reveal character traits. Activities include brainstorming common character flaws, exploring character motivations and obstacles, and engaging in writing exercises to demonstrate indirect characterization techniques such as STEAL (Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Actions, Looks). The resource also provides structured worksheets for character interviews and personal reflections that connect character growth to real-life growth mindsets.