“He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit”
I can describe characters in a passage or story
by how they look, act, and feel (traits).
Big Ideas
• A character trait is a quality that sets one
person or thing apart from another.
• A character is the “who” in the story.
• A character has many traits, roles, and
similarities to other characters based on how
they are described in the story and how they
act in the story.
• A character’s traits, actions, and roles can
change throughout the story.
Definition
Characteristics
A regional style of
language
Southern drawl, British
accent, “Valley Girl”
speech, Irish brogue.
dialect
“Put some shrimp on the
barbie, bloke.”
Examples
Memory Clue
“He Lion, Bruh
Bear, and Bruh
Rabbit”
Virginia Hamilton
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Character Trait
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Evidence:
What character traits does your character exhibit? Use the
evidence from your chart and be sure to include evidencebased text.
Which character changes during the story? How does he
change?
Remember the SEE process:
Turn the question into a STATEMENT
Give Examples and EVIDENCE
EXPLAIN how your examples support the topic
sentence.