RL.4.3 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3
:"Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions)."
These worksheets, workbooks, lesson plans, and teacher editions can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
Reader’s Theater: Fall Festival
Worksheet
Reader’s Theater: Fall Festival
Use this fall-themed Reader’s Theater script to give your students practice reading fluently. Then, challenge them with reading comprehension questions about the characters and events.
English Language Arts
Worksheet
The Secret Garden Characters
Worksheet
The Secret Garden Characters
Explore characters in literature by extracting clues from this paragraph about one of the main Secret Garden characters: Miss Mary Lennox.
4th Grade
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Alice in Wonderland Characters
Worksheet
Alice in Wonderland Characters
Explore characters in literature by getting inside of the most famous Alice in Wonderland character's head: Alice herself.
4th Grade
Worksheet
Comparing Characters
Worksheet
Comparing Characters
Comparing characters in books is a great way to learn more about them, and learn more about how important characters are to books.
4th Grade
Worksheet
Character Study: Split Mind Graphic Organizer
Worksheet
Character Study: Split Mind Graphic Organizer
Using this template, readers will use symbols and words to identify the ways a character's actions, thoughts, and words change from the beginning to the end of a story.
3rd Grade
Worksheet
Concept Web: Character Traits
Worksheet
Concept Web: Character Traits
Readers practice describing fictional characters using their own words with this graphic organizer template.
Worksheet
Lesson Plans
Close Reading Through Word Choice
Lesson plan
Close Reading Through Word Choice
Every great reader and writer knows that syntax matters. During this lesson, students will use the close reading strategy to focus on word choice, and use their understanding of syntax to develop theories about patterns in the text.
4th Grade
Lesson plan
Writing: Show, Don’t Tell
Lesson plan
Writing: Show, Don’t Tell
Help students learn about descriptive writing with this engaging lesson. Your class will learn to show character emotions though the “show, don’t tell” writing technique with videos, practice writing, and class participation.
3rd Grade
Lesson plan
It’s All in the Personality: Character Traits
Lesson plan
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
Lesson plan
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
Lesson plan
Close Reading: Reading Through Character Emotion
Lesson plan
Close Reading: Reading Through Character Emotion
Close reading isn’t about just ticking through words on a page; it’s about absorbing ideas and expanding on them. In this lesson, students will use this strategy to make interpretations about a character's emotions through their actions.
Lesson plan
Native American Legends
Lesson plan
Native American Legends
Social studies, reading comprehension, and writing come together in this high-engagement lesson about Native American legends!
4th Grade
Lesson plan
Workbooks
Monsters Around the World
Workbook
Monsters Around the World
Meet mythical creatures from all around the world with these creative writing prompts. Tell a story from a monster's perspective, trek the Himalayas with a yeti and create your own monster too!
4th Grade
Workbook
Games
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Exercises
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Teacher Editions
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 4: Ideas and Organization
Teacher Edition
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 4: Ideas and Organization
Fourth graders’ writing skills will grow and advance with this vital resource!
English Language Arts
Teacher Edition
