Character Traits Lesson: Plot Episodes That Shape a Character, Grades 5-6

A story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Why can't we skip the middle? Because the middle is where each scene pushes the character a little further. This lesson teaches students to split a plot into episodes, say how the character responds to each one, and explain how those episodes lead to the ending.

What's inside

• 14 slides, with speaker notes on all 14
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Original story "Two Hundred Jumps," 2 pages, in five labeled scenes with numbered paragraphs
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Answer key, 1 page, with a model episode chart and a 5-point scoring guide for the paragraph
• All printables in one ready-to-print PDF, 7 pages

Answer key included

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