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The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: What a Character! Lesson PlanThe Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: What a Character! Lesson Plan
Publisher
John F. Kennedy Center
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Lesson Plans
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Lexile Measures
1430L
Lesson Plan

The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: What a Character!

Curated by ACT

In this lesson, students analyze how a character's personality traits, actions, and motives influence the plot of a story. Students also learn how storytellers use their face, body, and voice, as well as the five senses, to enhance the telling of a story. Videos and scenarios are used for demonstration and practice

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

plot, traits

Additional Tags

actions, analyze, motives, artsedge, artsedge: what a character!, character, personality, story

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

RL.3.3 W.5.3.b RL.5.3 W.3.3.b RL.4.3 W.4.3.b RL.3.6 W.5.9.a RL.5.6 CCRA.W.3 W.4.9.a RL.3.7 W.4.3.e W.4.3.a W.5.3.a

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