In deze activiteit, moeten de leerlingen het verbeelden personages van Van de Mixed-Up Files van mevrouw Basil E. Frankweiler, met veel aandacht voor de fysieke en karaktertrekken van zowel grote en kleine letters. Studenten moeten gedetailleerde informatie over de handelingen van de personages en hoe beïnvloeden ze andere personages te bieden. Daarnaast kunnen de studenten bepalen hoe de hoofdpersonen veranderen in de tijd.
Karakters opgenomen in het karakter kaart zijn:
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Maak een personagekaart voor de hoofdpersonen.
Enhance student understanding by connecting character traits to story events. Visual mapping helps students track complex interactions and character growth throughout the novel.
Demonstrate each step of building a character map while narrating your thought process. This helps students see how to extract key details and organize them meaningfully.
Divide the class into groups, each focusing on a different character. Ask students to cite specific text evidence for each trait or action to strengthen close reading skills.
Invite students to make predictions about how characters might change later in the story. Prompt discussion using evidence from the character map to support their ideas.
Display completed character maps and have students walk around to view each other's work. Encourage positive feedback and suggestions for deeper analysis.
A character map for From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is a visual tool that helps students organize information about the novel's major and minor characters, including their physical traits, personality, actions, and development throughout the story.
Students can describe character traits by identifying physical features, personality qualities, and specific actions each character takes. They should also note how these traits affect other characters and contribute to the story's events.
Examples of challenges include Claudia and Jamie managing life away from home, solving the mystery of the statue, and navigating their relationship with Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Each character faces personal obstacles that drive their growth.
Analyzing character development helps students understand how experiences and challenges shape a character's decisions, values, and relationships, deepening their comprehension of the story and its themes.
To create a character map, students should: 1) List the major characters, 2) Choose images or symbols for each, 3) Describe physical and character traits, 4) Add information about interactions and challenges, and 5) Select a suitable background or scene.