CurriculumGrade 3English Language Arts

Characters and Their Actions

Aligned to RL.3.3 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

Characters have feelings and traits. What a character does can change what happens next in the story.

Worked example

A shy fox who finally shares his berries makes the other animals trust him, so they invite him to play.

Practice questions

  1. Describe one character using two words about how they act.
  2. Tell how a character's choice caused the next event.
  3. Explain how the story would change if the character acted differently.

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En español

Los Personajes y Sus Acciones

Los personajes tienen sentimientos y cualidades. Lo que hace un personaje puede cambiar lo que pasa después en el cuento.

Ejemplo: Un zorro tímido que por fin comparte sus moras hace que los demás animales confíen en él, así que lo invitan a jugar.

More Reading: Literature lessons

Recounting Stories and Central MessageRL.3.2Questions and Text CluesRL.3.1Real Meaning or Word Picture?RL.3.4Parts of Stories and PoemsRL.3.5Whose Point of View?RL.3.6How Pictures Help the StoryRL.3.7

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