Development of Characters

One day Mrs. Bergeson was walking down the 3-5 hallway on her way to lunch. When she walked into teacher's lounge, she found no one else was there yet. She was the first one! This never happened, and this was a big deal because the school had bought all the teachers lunch today and it was pizza! Mrs. Bergeson found herself overcome with hunger and greed and realized what she wanted to do. She wanted ALL of the pizza. She grabbed every pizza box and sneaked out the back door. She ran outside and around the school and made it back to her room and locked the door without anyone noticing. She ate all of the pizza and was so full that she couldn't move. When the other teachers came to the teacher's lounge looking for the pizza, they noticed she was the only one that wasn't there. They made their way to her room and found her sitting sadly (with a stomach ache) surrounded by empty pizza boxes. Mrs. Bergeson was arrested for the theft of the other teacher's happiness and hope and was sentenced to buy each teacher their favorite kind of pizza forever.

• Mrs. Bergeson was excited for lunch, but she found out it was pizza and immediately became disappointed. She then found out it was good and was sad she missed out.

• Mrs. Bergeson was angry for lunch, and when she found out it was pizza, she stole all of it for herself. She was then arrested and glad she committed the crime.

• Mrs. Bergeson was scared for lunch, and when she found out it was pizza, she screamed and ran for her life. She ran so far that she made it to her house.

• Mrs. Bergeson was excited for lunch, and when she found out it was pizza, she stole all of it for herself. She was then arrested and sorry she committed the crime.

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Character development is

• How a character changes from the beginning of a story to the end of a story as a result of the experiences they’ve had.

• How a character changes at the beginning of a story.

• How a character changes at the end of a story as a result of the experiences they’ve had.

• How a character experiences an event in a story.

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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, her experience with the dance team changed over time.

• No, her experience with the dance team caused her to remain the same.

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Character traits and character perspective help the reader identify character development

• True

• False

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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?

• Yes, his experience in school and his parent's encouragement made him better!

• No, his experience in school and his parent's encouragement had no effect on him.

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What experience did Mr. MacKinnon have that helped him develop throughout the story?

• Mr. MacKinnon bought a bunch of old things to impress everyone.

• Mr. MacKinnon bought a bunch of new things to impress everyone.

• Mr. MacKinnon bought a bunch of new things to impress everyone, but he found out he just had to be himself.

• Mr. MacKinnon bought a bunch of old things to impress everyone, and he found out he was a better person now.

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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, her experience with the dance team changed over time.

• No, her experience with the dance team caused her to remain the same.

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Read the passage. Using complete sentences, tell how Lisa changed throughout the story.

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Adrian wanted to dunk a basketball more than anything. He would not give up until he could do it. He would work in the gym for hours practicing his steps and jumping at just the right time.

Adrian is...

• sad

• lazy

• determined

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What are the 5 ways we can learn about a character? HINT: F.A.S.T

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

• The character's frequency, aggravation, sound, and teacher.

• The character's parents, siblings, teachers, friends, pets.

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