Describe Characters in a Story - Playlist and Teaching Notes

Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.

<strong>This product includes:</strong>
• 2 links to instructional videos or texts
• 6 links to practice quizzes or activities
• Definitions of key terms, such as character traits
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Excerpts from several texts that allow students to practice explaining how characters’ actions contribute to the sequence of events in a story
• “Lazy Kate” by Wisewire
• An excerpt from “Peter and Wendy” by J.M. Barrie
• "The Elves and the Shoemaker " by the Grimm Brothers
• An excerpt from "The Adventures of Reddy Fox " by Thornton W. Burgess
• An excerpt from "A Little Princess " by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• An excerpt from "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny " by Beatrix Potter
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file

<strong>The Teaching Notes file includes:</strong>
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels