Biography mentor texts for character feelings

Looking to teach students about how character development impacts theme? First, you’ll need to model with some specific, high-interest examples. Students need to know what character development looks like from an author’s craft standpoint as well as what it feels like from a reader’s perspective.

Biography mentor texts for character feelings

One of my favorite places to begin when it comes to character development is with picture books!

There are different types of characters in a story. I like to introduce or review these with students using an anchor chart.

Students fill out a graphic organizer or add notes to their reader’s notebook as we discuss the types.

• Flat characters are those that readers have little information about.
• Round characters are ones the author develops more completely.

  We often feel we know them like a friend. These characters tend to have major roles in the text.

• Staticcharacters stay the same. These are often minor character or antagonists.
• Dynamiccharacters