Character Traits

What is a character?

• The villain in the story

• A person or animal in a story

• How a person or animal acts

• The emotions a person or animal has.

Which of the following is NOT a character trait?

• Brave

• Kind

• Tired

• Honest

What are emotions?

• The usual qualities of a character personality.

• What a character likes to do for fun activities.

• How the character is feeling in the moment.

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Mario is a very kind character. What information could help us infer he is a kind character?

• Mario always holds the door open for people behind him.

• Mario always says "good game" to his friends even if he loses!

• If Mario sees someone playing alone at recess, he asks them to join his game.

• All three of these examples help show that Mario is a kind character.

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What four aspects of a character's personality help us to infer their character traits?

• The character's feelings, actions, sayings, and thoughts.

• The character's feelings, emotions, actions, and thoughts.

• The character's sayings, favorite activities and thoughts.