After reading, prompt students to reflect on how a selected character changes over the course of the story:
Additionally for 3-5:
Additionally for 6-8:
Encourage students to practice the skills of identifying key traits and actions of characters and collecting textual evidence while reading. Students can note information individually and share with classmates, or students can meet in small groups to collaborate on ideas. Individual groups can be assigned a specific character as a focus for their reading and then share their findings with the whole class. The Character Chart (Links to an external site.) activity from Facing History and Ourselves (Links to an external site.) can be easily adapted for different texts.
After reading, prompt students to reflect on how a selected character changes over the course of the story:
Additionally for 9-12:
Encourage students to practice the skills of identifying key traits and actions of characters and collecting textual evidence while reading. Students can note information individually and share with classmates, or students can meet in small groups to collaborate on ideas. Individual groups can be assigned a specific character as a focus for their reading and then share their findings with the whole class. The Character Chart (Links to an external site.) activity from Facing History and Ourselves (Links to an external site.) can be easily adapted for different texts.