Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)
Lesson Length: 45 mins - 1 hour
Topic: Compare and Contrast Characters
Brief Description: Students will compare and contrast two characters in a story.
Know Before You Start: This lesson works best when using text with strong character descriptions.
Hook:
- Have students compare and contrast the characters in the sample comic.
- How are they similar?
- How are they different?
- What do they notice about each character’s personality?
- Using a Venn Diagram or T-Chart, compare and contrast two characters in the story based on the following characteristics:
- Physical traits
- Actions
- Thoughts
- Dialogue
- Interactions with others
- Challenges faced
Activity:
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Have students read a text and complete a graphic organizer.
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Have students create a comic comparing and contrasting two characters.
Closure:
- Have students share their comics with a partner and discuss how the characters' similarities and differences impact the events and understanding of the story.
Differentiation:
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
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Preteach vocabulary for ELL students.
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Provide visuals for each characteristic.
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Provide sentence starters as needed.
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Allow students to work with peer model.
- Have students analyze the dialogue in the story to infer character traits.
Resources:
Suggested Content Packs:
Tuck Everlasting
Because of Winn-Dixie
Holes
Little Women
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Bridge to Terabithia
Suggested Story Starters:
