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Character Map of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Characters More options

Activity Overview


In this activity, students should depict the characters of the story, paying close attention to the physical and character traits of both major and minor characters. Students should provide detailed information regarding the character’s actions and how they influence other characters. In addition, students can identify how the main character changed over time.

Characters included in the character map are:

  • Charlie Bucket
  • Grandpa Joe
  • Mr. and Mrs. Bucket
  • Grandma Georgina
  • Grandpa George
  • Grandma Josephine
  • Augustus Gloop
  • Veruca Salt
  • Miss Violet Beauregarde
  • Mike Teavee
  • Willie Wonka
  • Oompa-Loompas

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Template and Class Instructions

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Student Instructions

Create a character map for the major characters.


  1. Identify the major characters in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and type their names into the different title boxes. Add and copy cells as needed.
  2. Choose a Storyboard That character to represent each of the book characters.
    • Select colors and a pose appropriate to story and character traits.
  3. Choose a scene or background that makes sense for the character.
  4. Fill in the text boxes for Physical/Character Traits, How does this character change over time?, and What challenges does this character face?.
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Lesson Plan Reference

Grade Level 4-5

Difficulty Level 2 (Reinforcing / Developing)

Type of Assignment Individual

Type of Activity: Character Map

Common Core Standards
  • [ELA-Literacy/RL/5/2] Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

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Character Map Template
Create a character map of the characters in the story. Put the character's name in the title boxes and choose a character and scene to represent each one. As you read, take notes on the characters by answering the questions.
Proficient
33 Points 		Emerging
25 Points 		Beginning
17 Points
Character Picture & Scene
The characters and scenes are both appropriate for the book's characters.
Many of the characters and scenes match the book's characters.
More than half of the characters and scenes do not match the characters in the book.
Accuracy of Notes
Most of the information of the notes is correct.
Many of the notes have correct information, but some are incorrect or missing.
Less than half of the information of the notes is correct and relevant.
Effort
Work is complete, thorough, and neat.
Most of the sections of the character map were at least attempted and work is presentable.
Character map is unfinished and/or disorganized.


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