Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some havegreatness thrust upon them.
                                                   William Shakespeare

Subject:: California  Language Arts Content  Standards
Topic: 3.2 Literary  Response and Analysis
Grade Level:  6th
Student Lesson name and URL: Unforgettable Personalities
 
 

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California Sixth Grade Standards

Narrative Analysis 3.2 Analyze the effectof the qualities of the character [courage or cowardice]  on the plotand resolution of the conflict.

Literary Criticism 3.8 Critique the credibility of characterization and the degreeto which a plot is contrived or realistic.

Research and Technology 1.4   Use organizational features of electronic test to locate information 

Speaking Applications2.1b Include sensory details and concrete language to develop plot and character.
 
  

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After  reading ,"UnforgettablePersonalities", in the Elements of Literature  book, the student willbe able to identify  character traitsand how they affect  the plots  and  resolutions of conflict in the stories and relate these characteristicsto themselves and others.
Student Objectives

Introductory Activities
1)Teacher will introduce personality traits to students through a self-assessment.
2)Students will work on the computer to identify their own personality traits using a self-assessment test.

EnablingActivity

1)Students will next work in a partner, pair and share..situation to fill out a Venn diagram.  The students willthen discuss theirsimilarites and differences.
2) Students will then use this information to complete the People worksheet.
3) Students will choose an outstanding character from the story to differentiate from themselves.

Final Presentation
Students willthen deliver an oral presentation to the class on their heroes demonstratingtheir knowledge of character traits.

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Assessment

 
Pretest

Click here to view final presentation
 
 

http://www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/novel9.html

Inferring Character Traits

http://www.characteru.com/characterlist.html

http://www.smcps.k12.md.us/mbms/writing/traits.html

http://modesto.monet.k12.ca.us/CharTraits