Comprehension Playbook: Readers track ideas-Track a character - Smekens Education Access

Readers
TRACK IDEAS

Track Ideas - Main Page

Character | Person

Problem | Conflict

Track a character

Clarify character description from character development.

Visualize a character’s development and evolution through a story.

Teacher Resource | Authors provide explicit details when developing characters.

Look Do Say TH & F. ART

LOOK | DO | SAY | THINK/FEEL

Collect the do, say, think, & feel details.

Grades K-1: Track what a character DOES.
Mini-Lesson Resources

Grades K-1: Track what a character SAYS.
Mini-Lesson Resources

Grades K-1: Track what a character THINKS & FEELS.
Mini-Lesson Resources

Grades 2-3: Track what a character DOES.
Mini-Lesson Resources

Grades 2-3: Track what a character SAYS, THINKS, & FEELS.
Mini-Lesson Resources

Grades 4-6: Track what a character DOES & LOOKS like.
Mini-Lesson Resources

Grades 4-6: Track what a character SAYS, THINKS, & FEELS.
Mini-Lesson Resources

Grades 7-12: Track what a character DOES & LOOKS like.
Mini-Lesson Resources

Grades 7-12: Track what a character SAYS, THINKS, & FEELS.
Mini-Lesson Resources

Infer character traits

Grades 2-3: Infer a character’s traits.
Mini-Lesson Resources

Grades 4-6: Infer a character’s trait (personality).
Mini-Lesson Resources

Grades 7-12: Infer a character’s trait (personality).
Mini-Lesson Resources

Teacher Resource

Teacher Resource

Lesson Resource

Creamer Characters | Outside description, Inside traits

Clarify character traits versus feelings.

The Way I Feel

The Way I Act

Define traits with synonyms & examples.

Associate traits with well-known characters.

FigJam Template | Example

SWBST Bad Case of Stripes Example

Bad Case of the Stripes | Example

Eddie | “The Carpet Fitter”
Revised Version

Winnie | Tuck Everlasting

Mean Jean | The Recess Queen

Infer the connection between character and plot

Infer a character’s influence on the plot with If/Then thinking.

Teacher Resource

Impact of Characters & Their Traits

Grade 3 Mini-Lesson Example – Enemy Pie

Grade 3 mini-lesson
Round 2 | Day 1

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Lesson Script | Google Slide

Enemy Pie | Example

Excerpts for models | Think Aloud points

Grade 4 Mini-Lesson Example – Fireflies!

Grade 4 mini-lesson
Round 2 | Day 3

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Lesson Script | Google Slide

Fireflies! | Example

Excerpts for I do & We do ART

Excerpts for models | Think Aloud points

Grade 4 mini-lesson
Round 2 | Day 3

Mini-Lesson Resources

The thinking process | Emotion motivates | Emot-ivation

The constructed response