Character Development

Read the paragraph below and choose the word that best fits with Brittney.

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• Stubborn

• Disrespectful

• Confident

• Stubborn

If you know how a character changes throughout a story, how can their traits that they have impact them?

Travis began the school year the same as always. He never studied or completed his homework. Each report card showed the same poor grades. Although his parents encouraged him, by the end of the year, he was still doing poorly. Did Travis develop as a character in this story? Explain your answer.

Even though she loved to dance, Shannon was nervous about joining the dance team. She tried out and made it, but never said a word to anyone. At each dance practice, Shannon got a little more comfortable with her team. By the end of the season, not only did she make friends, but she even taught the team a few dance moves. Did Shannon develop as a character in this story?

• Yes

• No

Hudson does not want anyone to help him with his chores, Even though there are a lot of clothes to put away, he wants to do it all by himself. He wants everyone to stay out of his room when he is cleaning it so he can do it all alone.

Hudson is...

• Bossy

• Independent

• Friendly

Why is knowing the character traits of a character important?

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

• Nervous

• Excited

Mrs. Travers was worried that her students were not understanding what she was teaching in class. She decided she would work late after school every single night trying to create the best lessons for her students. She even started coming in early in the mornings as well. Because of this, she started to see a huge increase in her student's grades, and eventually this led to her earning a "Teacher of the Year" award!

What experience did Mrs. Travers have that helped her develop throughout the story?

Choose which trait best exhibits Alexis the most.

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• Confident

• Nervous

• Bossy

• Independent

Choose which word best describes Tatiana in this situation.

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• Generous

• Disrespectful

• Bossy

• Confident