Because of Mr. Terupt Character Analysis Activity

Activity Overview

A character analysis worksheet helps students organize important information about a character in a story so that they can formulate an essay or project on the character. For this activity, students will choose a character from Because of Mr. Terupt and complete a character analysis. Teachers can assign characters or allow students to choose their own, and each worksheet can be customized and scaffolded as needed. They can be used digitally or printed out and completed by hand.

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Objective: Complete a character analysis for one of the main character in Because of Mr. Terupt.

Student Instructions:

Click on “Start Assignment”.
Choose a character.
Write two traits that this character possesses.
Include evidence from the text.

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Lesson Plan Reference

Grade Level 4-6

Difficulty Level 3 (Developing to Mastery)

Type of Assignment Individual

Type of Activity: Character Development

Common Core Standards

[ELA-Literacy/RL/4/3] Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
[ELA-Literacy/RL/5/3] Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

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Rubric

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Worksheet Rubric

	Proficient 7 Points	Emerging 4 Points	Beginning 1 Points
Explanation	The writing is clear and uses complete sentences. The worksheet is complete and correct.	The writing is somewhat clear and uses some complete sentences. The worksheet is complete with some incorrect responses.	The worksheet is incomplete or mostly incorrect.
Evidence of Effort	Work is well written and carefully thought out.	Work shows some evidence of effort.	Work shows little evidence of any effort.
Conventions	Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly correct.	Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are somewhat correct.	Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly incorrect.