4th grade Characters, Setting and Events in Fiction Texts Lesson Plans

It’s All in the Personality: Character Traits

In this lesson, students will use their creativity, a graphic organizer, and a fun story to learn about character analysis.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

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Understanding Character Traits, Understanding Plot Lesson Part III

Lesson plan

Understanding Character Traits, Understanding Plot Lesson Part III

Have you ever read a story and immediately began to compare the characters to those of your favorite story? In this lesson, students will learn to read context clues and descriptions in order to understand characters and compare them.

4th grade

Reading & Writing

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Comparing Character Traits

Lesson plan

Comparing Character Traits

Use this lesson to help your ELs compare and contrast characters' thoughts and actions using a Venn Diagram. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson.

4th grade

Reading & Writing

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Character Actions and Emotions

Lesson plan

Character Actions and Emotions

Use this lesson to help your ELs describe a character’s emotion based on actions. It can be a stand-alone lesson or used as support to the lesson Close Reading: Reading Through Character Emotion.

4th grade

Reading & Writing

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Pumpkin Creatures

Lesson plan

Pumpkin Creatures

This lesson plan integrates art and reading to create a character by personifying a pumpkin. Your students will enjoy writing a story about a character that they have created!

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

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Characters and Settings

Lesson plan

Characters and Settings

In this lesson, your students will identify adjectives in noun phrases and understand how noun phrases are used to describe characters and settings in fictional texts. Use it as a stand alone lesson or as support to Tell Me More.

4th grade

Reading & Writing

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Character Comparisons

Lesson plan

Character Comparisons

Use this lesson to help your ELs compare and contrast supporting characters from excerpted texts. It can be a stand-alone lesson or support the lesson Understanding Character Traits, Understanding Plot Lesson Part III.

4th grade

Reading & Writing

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Making Text Connections

Lesson plan

Making Text Connections

This lesson helps your students practice making text connections so they can write about their reading. It can be taught on its own or serve as a precursor to the Reading Response Letters lesson.

4th grade

Reading & Writing

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Discovering Character Traits

Lesson plan

Discovering Character Traits

This lesson will have your EL students exploring characters' dialogue and actions to determine their personality traits! Use it on its own or as a support lesson.

4th grade

Reading & Writing

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Using Story Elements to Compare and Contrast Fiction Texts

Lesson plan

Using Story Elements to Compare and Contrast Fiction Texts

All fictional stories have story elements but they sure can differ between stories. In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the story elements of two fictional stories and document their findings in a graphic organizer.

4th grade

Reading & Writing

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4th grade Characters, Setting and Events in Fiction Texts Lesson Plans

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