Character Analysis Reading Skills Unit

Description

This resource gives students the tools they need to analyze character traits. Students practice with a hands-on activity in groups which is used to build an anchor chart, participate in discussions during a modeled lesson, get practice with differentiated task cards, and apply their learning with reading responses.

Included in this product…

• Teacher Tips Page: the gradual release model
• Printable posters (2)
• Concrete introduction activity directions: What does that tell you?
• Cards, sorting mat, and character traits list for What does that tell you? activity
• Sample anchor chart you can make with the hands on activity
• Guided Practice: a complete text to use during read aloud or shared reading to introduce the skill of analyzing characters with a think-aloud. Includes guiding questions for using the strategy.
• Analyzing Characters Task Cards: 3 cards at each level, 3 differentiated levels
• Graphic organizer reading response
• Scaffolded independent reading response sheet (2 versions)
• Strategy Bookmarks