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Caro Clarke

Caro Clarke: Writing Advice: Beginner's Four Faults

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is a personal site from Caro Clarke. The third installment in this series looks at the four major mistakes made by beginning authors. The main idea of this article is that the author needs to be able to combine dialogue with...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Character

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the purpose and types of characters in fiction writing. W.9-10.3b Narrative techn
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Quizlet

Quizlet: 2nd Grade: Identify the Character Trait Test

For Students 2nd Standards
This interactive assessment features 12 multiple-choice questions requiring students to identify character traits from examples.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: 2nd Grade: Character Trait Match

For Students 2nd Standards
In this interactive game, students match character traits with examples of the traits.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: 2nd Grade: Character Trait: Flashcards

For Students 2nd Standards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 12 character traits and examples of each.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Story Elements Quiz: 6th Grade Honors: Flashcards

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
These interactive flashcards provide definitions for different story elements.
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Characters and Characterization

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
This activity addresses the types of characters found in stories and the methods authors use to build characters.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Literature: Creating Character

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This article provides good insight into the creation of a character.