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, and lesson plans can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
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
Identifying Past Tense Verbs
Worksheet
Identifying Past Tense Verbs
Learners practice identifying and using past tense verbs in sentences in this grammar worksheet.
4th Grade
Worksheet
Dialogue and Actions to Show Character Traits
Worksheet
Dialogue and Actions to Show Character Traits
Analyzing what a character says and does in a story can help determine their personality or character traits. This resource gives students practice in harnessing this important reading comprehension skill.
4th Grade
Worksheet
Adjectives in Noun Phrases
Worksheet
Adjectives in Noun Phrases
Spice up your nouns with adjectives to create descriptive noun phrases! Students will gain practice identifying noun phrases and creating their own with the help of an adjective word bank.
4th Grade
Worksheet
Characters and Settings in Noun Phrases
Worksheet
Characters and Settings in Noun Phrases
Noun phrases can give readers important information about the characters and settings of a story. This worksheet will help your students identify noun phrases that describe characters and settings in fictional texts.
4th Grade
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
Reading Like a Writer, Writing Like a Reader
Workbook
Reading Like a Writer, Writing Like a Reader
Reading and writing: You can't have one without the other! Get familiar with every facet of literature in this workbook. It's packed with literary analysis activities.
4th Grade
Workbook
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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