Students make connections between classic and modern literature by identifying shared character archetypes found in each.

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

Practice analyzing characters with this worksheet that features an excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. 

Help your students learn to analyze characters in literature with the help of this graphic organizer.

As students read R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book's characters.

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.