Characters, Setting, Plot

David found a wallet on the ground. He opened up the wallet and saw an old woman’s ID card. David took the wallet to the woman’s house, and returned it to her.   What character trait does David demonstrate?

• Honest
• Friendly
• Irritated
• Fearless

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Andy saw his neighbor struggling to get his lawn mower running, so Andy went over to his neighbor’s house and filled up his lawn mower with gas. When it still wouldn’t start, Andy lent him his lawn mower.  What character trait does Andy demonstrate?

• Intelligent
• Helpful
• Hateful
• Nervous

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While no one was looking, Dana took a piece of candy out of her brother's lunchbox and put it in her pocket.

What might this character do next?

• Find a place to eat the candy.

• Take out her sandwich and sit down.

• Ask her mom to have lunch with her.

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When the teacher looks in her direction, Marta begins tapping her fingers on her desk, and after only a few seconds calls out, "What? Why are you looking at me? I didn't do anything!"

What might this character say next?

• I know the answer!

• Can someone help me with this experiment?

• Whatever it is, it's not my fault!

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What are character traits?

• How a character is feeling in the moment.

• Usual qualities of a character's personality.

• A lesson the character learns in the story.

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

• The character's sayings, actions and thoughts.

• The character's feelings, emotions and thoughts.

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

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CCSS.RL.7.3

While no one was looking, Emma took her brother's toy and put it in her backpack. What could be a character trait for Emma?

• Honest

• Patient

• Sneaky

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Manny was not afraid of anything. He tried new things all the time and would stand up for what he thought was the right thing to do. What could be a character trait for Manny?

• Athletic

• Brave

• Intelligent

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CCSS.RL.1.3

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CCSS.RL.6.3

The __________in a fiction story are the people or animals.

• setting

• problem

• characters

• solution

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Plot is:

•  Hint/clue about what might happen later in the story
•  A feeling of excitement of tension
• Describes the events happening within a story
• A person (or animal) in a story

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