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Activity Overview
When reading folktales, understanding character traits helps students understand the lesson or moral of the story. In this activity, students will create a spider map that depicts 2 of Pattan’s character traits. Students must include text evidence for each trait and illustrations for each trait.
Template and Class Instructions
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Due Date:
Objective: Create a 2 cell storyboard of Pattan’s character traits in Pattan’s Pumpkin.
Student Instructions:
- Click “Start Assignment”.
- In the title box, write the trait.
- In the description box, write an example of this trait from the text.
- Add an illustration that accurately represents the description.
Lesson Plan Reference
Common Core Standards
- [ELA-Literacy/RL/2/3] Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
- [ELA-Literacy/RL/3/3] Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
Rubric
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Character Analysis Rubric
Analyze a character by explaining specific ways he or she demonstrates several important character traits throughout the story.
| Proficient 33 Points | Emerging 25 Points | Beginning 17 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Character Trait Analysis | Written explanation of the scene clearly and accurately explains the connection between the character's actions and his or her personality and character development. | Written explanation of the scene attempts to explain the scene's connection to the character's personality and development. Some explanations may be unclear. | Written explanation of the scenes fails to correctly explain the connection between the actions depicted and the character's personality and development. |
| Storyboard Scenes | Storyboard cells clearly show connection with the character trait, through depiction of a specific instance in the text. | Storyboard cells show some connection with the character trait, through depiction of the novel, but some storyboard cells are difficult to understand or fail to capture a specific event in the text. | Storyboard cells do not demonstrate the appropriate character traits or fail to include any specific textual references. |
| Effort and Editing | Work is complete, thorough, and neat. Spelling and grammar are correct. | Most of the sections of the storyboard were at least attempted and work is presentable. The text contains some errors in spelling and/or grammar. | Storyboard is unfinished and/or disorganized. The text contains many errors in spelling and/or grammar. |
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