Analyzing Characters in Fiction and Real Life

Analyzing Characters

The STAAR test will ask you to analyze characters in t he fiction selections you read.

Characters are defined by their dialogue, actions, motivations, and decisions .

Analyzing characters also means reading how they react to other characters and how other characters react to them.

In this lesson you will learn how to use a STAAR question to analyze a character, and how to correctly answer STAAR questions about character.

Open Ended

In 2-3 sentences, describe what makes a character some readers will remember long after putting down a book. How do some characters stand out more than others? What does the author do to develop them?

Guided Practice

First, read the STAAR question. Then select the sentence that best explains how to answer the question.

What does Emily's dialogue in paragraph 19 suggest about the deepfake video?

a. To answer this STAAR question, you should analyze Emily's dialogue.
b. To answer this STAAR question, you should analyze what people say about Emily.

Multiple Choice

What does Emily's dialogue in paragraph 19 suggest about the deepfake video?

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  a. To answer this STAAR question, you should analyze Emily's dialogue.

• b. To answer this STAAR question, you should analyze what people say about Emily.

Multiple Select

Click on the photo to read paragraph 19.

What does Emily's dialogue in paragraph 19 suggest about the deepfake video? Select TWO correct answers.

• It is convincing enough to fool her and others.

• It has gone viral through the school.

• It is obviously a joke, and she is pretending to be upset.

• It is upsetting and confusing to her.

• It will ruin her chances of being elected.

Independent Practice

Multiple Choice

Based on paragraphs 6 through 8, the reader can infer that Jacob -

• does not want Lucas to win the race for class president

• deeply dislikes Emily and hopes to make her look bad

• does not think people will react negatively to the videos

• wants to convince his friends that deepfake videos are popular

Open Ended

Explain your reason for your answer choice to "Based on paragraphs 6-8, the reader can infer that Jacob - " Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.

Open Ended

Think about your friends, family, and the other people in your life as characters in a story. What would be some of their character traits? How do they react with each other and you?