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Unpacking Characters

Unpacking Characters
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English Examining Literature
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This activity is a great way to motivate your students to examine characters. It can be used with any age of students and can accompany any book your class is examining. Students first brainstorm character traits for their chosen character; they then select one to write about. Students must then find specific examples of what the character does, says, thinks or feels to annotate their character and complete the sentence frames. Once completed, students can then draw and colour their characters.
 

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Lesson Structure
  • Individual Activity
  • Rotations / Group Work
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Curriculum Codes

AC9E3LE03 9

Discuss how an author uses language and illustrations to portray characters and settings in texts, and explore how the settings and events influence the mood of the narrative

AC9E3LE01 9

Discuss characters, events and settings in different contexts in literature by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators

AC9E3LE04 9

Discuss the effects of some literary devices used to enhance meaning and shape the reader’s reaction, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and prose

AC9E3LE02 9

Discuss connections between personal experiences and character experiences in literary texts and share personal preferences

AC9E6LE03 9

Identify and explain characteristics that define an author's individual style

AC9E2LE03 9

Discuss the characters and settings of a range of texts and identify how language is used to present these features in different ways

AC9EFLE03 9

Recognise different types of literary texts and identify features including events, characters, and beginnings and endings

AC9E1LE03 9

Discuss plot, character and setting, which are features of stories

AC9E4LE03 9

discuss how authors and illustrators make stories engaging by the way they develop character, setting and plot tensions

AC9E5LE03 9

Recognise that the point of view in a literary text influences how readers interpret and respond to events and characters

ACELT1599 8.4

Discuss how language is used to describe the settings in texts, and explore how the settings shape the events and influence the mood of the narrative

ACELT1591 8.4

Discuss the characters and settings of different texts and explore how language is used to present these features in different ways

ACELT1584 8.4

Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and explore some features of characters in different texts

ACELT1605 8.4

Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readers’ interest by using various techniques, for example character development and plot tension

ACELT1610 8.4

Recognise that ideas in literary texts can be conveyed from different viewpoints, which can lead to different kinds of interpretations and responses

ACELT1616 8.4

Identify, describe, and discuss similarities and differences between texts, including those by the same author or illustrator, and evaluate characteristics that define an author’s individual style

ACELT1785 8.4

Recognise some different types of literary texts and identify some characteristic features of literary texts, for example beginnings and endings of traditional texts and rhyme in poetry

ACELT1578 8.4

Identify some features of texts including events and characters and retell events from a text

ENe-8B old

Demonstrates emerging skills and knowledge of texts to read and view, and shows developing awareness of purpose, audience and subject matter

ENe-10C old

Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, simple ideas and the basic features of texts when responding to and composing texts

EN3-7C old

Thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts

EN3-8D old

Identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of culture, are represented in texts

EN1-7B old

Identifies how language use in their own writing differs according to their purpose, audience and subject matter

EN2-10C old

Thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts

EN2-8B old

Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter

EN3-UARL-02 new

Analyses representations of ideas in literature through genre and theme that reflect perspective and context, argument and authority, and adapts these representations when creating texts

EN3-UARL-01 new

Analyses representations of ideas in literature through narrative, character, imagery, symbol and connotation, and adapts these representations when creating texts

EN3-RECOM-01 new

Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension

EN3-VOCAB-01 new

Extends Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, morphological analysis and generating precise definitions for specific contexts

EN3-OLC-01 new

Communicates to wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating for understanding

EN2-UARL-01 new

Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts

EN2-RECOM-01 new

Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension

ENE-UARL-01 new

Understands and responds to literature read to them

EN2-VOCAB-01 new

Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words

EN2-OLC-01 new

Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting

EN1-OLC-01 new

Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions

EN1-UARL-01 new

Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose

VCELT219

Discuss the characters and settings of different texts and explore how language is used to present these features in different ways

VCELT208

Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and compare some features of characters in different texts

VCELT284

Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readers’ interest by using various techniques

VCELY289

Compare and evaluate two texts presenting the same ideas and analyse why one is more comprehensible or engaging than the other

VCELT149

Recognise some different types of literary texts and identify some characteristic features of literary texts

VCELT315

Recognise that ideas in literary texts can be conveyed from different viewpoints, which can lead to different kinds of interpretations and responses

VCELT150

Identify some features of texts including events and characters and retell events from a text

VCELT343

Identify, describe, and discuss similarities and differences between texts, including those by the same author or illustrator, and evaluate characteristics that define an author’s individual style

VCELT253

Discuss how language is used to describe the settings in texts, and explore how the settings shape the events and influence the mood of the narrative

Linked Resources & Worksheets
Character, Setting and Plot - Presentation
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Curriculum Code: AC9E4LE03, EN2-10C, ACELT1605, VCELT284, VCELY289, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Year 4
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Presentations
Pages: 23
Primary + Unit Plans Membership
Character, Setting and Plot - Presentation
Character, Setting and Plot - Student Reference Card
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9E4LE03, EN2-10C, ACELT1605, VCELT284, VCELY289, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Year 4
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Resources
Pages: 1
Character, Setting and Plot - Student Reference Card
Character Traits
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9E4LE03, EN2-10C, ACELT1605, VCELT284, VCELY289, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Year 4
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Worksheets
Pages: 1
Character Traits
Character Trading Cards
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9E4LE03, AC9E3LE03, AC9E6LE03, AC9EFLE03, AC9E2LE03, AC9E1LE03, AC9E5LE03, ENE-UARL-01, ENe-8B, ENe-10C, ACELT1578, ACELT1785, VCELT150, VCELT149, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Worksheets
Pages: 2
Character Trading Cards
Character Silhouettes
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9E4LE03, AC9E2LE03, AC9E6LE03, AC9EFLE03, AC9E3LE03, AC9E1LE03, AC9E5LE03, ENE-UARL-01, ENe-8B, ENe-10C, ACELT1578, ACELT1785, VCELT150, VCELT149, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Worksheets
Pages: 3
Character Silhouettes
Questions About Characters
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9E1LE03, AC9E2LE03, AC9E5LE03, AC9E4LE03, AC9E6LE03, AC9E3LE03, AC9EFLE03, ENE-UARL-01, ENe-8B, ENe-10C, ACELT1578, ACELT1785, VCELT150, VCELT149, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Year 4
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Worksheets
Pages: 1
Questions About Characters
Character Care Factor
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9E4LE03, AC9E3LE03, AC9EFLE03, AC9E5LE03, AC9E6LE03, AC9E2LE03, AC9E1LE03, ENE-UARL-01, ENe-8B, ENe-10C, ACELT1578, ACELT1785, VCELT150, VCELT149, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Year 4
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Worksheets
Pages: 2
Character Care Factor
Creating Engaging Settings
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9E4LE03, AC9E2LE03, AC9E5LE03, AC9E6LE03, AC9EFLE03, AC9E3LE03, AC9E1LE03, ENE-UARL-01, ENe-8B, ENe-10C, ACELT1578, ACELT1785, VCELT150, VCELT149, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Year 4
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Worksheets
Pages: 3
Creating Engaging Settings
Spot the Plot
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9E5LE03, AC9E1LE03, AC9E3LE03, AC9E6LE03, AC9EFLE03, AC9E2LE03, AC9E4LE03, ENE-UARL-01, ENe-8B, ENe-10C, ACELT1578, ACELT1785, VCELT150, VCELT149, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Year 4
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Worksheets
Pages: 9
Spot the Plot
Tales of Tension
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9E2LE03, AC9E4LE03, AC9EFLE03, AC9E3LE03, AC9E5LE03, AC9E1LE03, AC9E6LE03, ENE-UARL-01, ENe-8B, ENe-10C, ACELT1578, ACELT1785, VCELT150, VCELT149, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Year 4
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Worksheets
Pages: 1
Tales of Tension
Tension Detectives
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9E2LE03, AC9E6LE03, AC9E3LE03, AC9E4LE03, AC9E1LE03, AC9EFLE03, AC9E5LE03, ENE-UARL-01, ENe-8B, ENe-10C, ACELT1578, ACELT1785, VCELT150, VCELT149, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Year 4
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Worksheets
Pages: 1
Tension Detectives
After Reading Spinner
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9EFLE03, AC9E2LE03, AC9E6LE03, AC9E3LE03, AC9E1LE03, AC9E5LE03, AC9E4LE03, ENE-UARL-01, ENe-8B, ENe-10C, ACELT1578, ACELT1785, VCELT150, VCELT149, EN1-OLC-01, EN1-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Year 4
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Worksheets
Pages: 1
After Reading Spinner
Character, Setting and Plot Quiz
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9E4LE03, EN2-10C, ACELT1605, VCELT284, VCELY289, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Year 4
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Resources
Pages: 21
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Character, Setting and Plot Quiz
Character, Setting and Plot Check In
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9E4LE03, EN2-10C, ACELT1605, VCELT284, VCELY289, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Year 4
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Resources
Pages: 3
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Character, Setting and Plot Check In
English Unit: Character, Setting and Plot
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9E4LE03, EN2-10C, ACELT1605, VCELT284, VCELY289, EN2-OLC-01, EN2-RECOM-01, EN2-UARL-01, ...
Year Level: Year 4
Subject: English, Examining Literature
Category: Resources, Worksheets, Unit Plans
Pages: 24
Primary + Unit Plans Membership
English Unit: Character, Setting and Plot