Sallee-Griffith++Naughty+or+Nice

= = =**Language Arts: Naughty or Nice: A Study in Character**=

**Topic**: Character Traits and how they impact a story

 * Real World Scenario ** : The publisher of Charlotte's Web by E.B. White is planning to write a sequel. Since it has been a long time since the book was originally written, before beginning the new writer needs to review the characters, setting, and plot of the original. The book editor has recruited our class to help the new writer. We will need to become experts on the characters of Charlotte's Web and their traits so we can help this new writer.
 * Student role ** : Students will work in teams that are assigned to study a specific character, and how that character’s traits impact the story arc.
 * ** Essential Question ** || What do book characters tell us about life? ||
 * ** Unit Questions ** || How can we determine a character's traits? How does a character's traits reflect the outcome of a story? What character traits describe you and the people in your life? What character traits would you like to have? ||
 * ** Content Questions ** || What are character traits? How do authors reveal character traits? What are positive character traits? What are negative character traits? ||

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Good readers understand the traits (personality) of the character. They also understand the difference between how they feel about something and how the character feels. They can identify the cause and effect of the characters actions and distinguish between their own beliefs about what the character should do versus what the character actually does. Students will evaluate the actions and thoughts of themselves, others, and characters in various literary selections in order to identify character traits.======