SESSION 2  |  Grades K-12  |  Handout

Track ideas across a story

Build anchor charts

Grades 5-12
Anchor Chart Pieces

Track a character

Solution

Reteach relevant text details, as needed.

Teacher Resource | Authors provide explicit details when developing characters.

Collect the do, say, think & feel details.

PDF | Jamboard

Grades 7-12

Lesson 1: Track the actions of a single character from beginning to end
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Lesson 2: Track what a character does, says and thinks
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Lesson 3: Infer the relationship between characters
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Lesson 4: Infer a character’s trait (personality)
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Access Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete examples.

A Pet for Pete | Summary and Character Tracking examples

Access “The Carpet Fitter” examples.

Annotations example for Eddie

Infer character traits

Build their trait vocabulary.

Introduce the Trait Test.

Jamboard | Example

Find evidence to support a character trait.

The Recess Queen | Mean Jean

Infer the connection between character and plot.

Enemy Pie | Example

Track the setting & analyze its impact

Expect a story-setting relationship.

Basketball court | Desert | Amusement park | Dentist office

Analyze the impact of the setting.

PDF | Jamboard

After the Fall | Jamboard example

PRIZE: Questions for practice | Literature | Informational Text