Comparing+Myself+to+a+Character

Comparing yourself with people we read about is a great way to learn. After reading a few chapters of a story have each student take out a sheet of paper and make two large circles with one small circle in the middle on a page. In the right circle create a title “me”. In the left circle create a title ”story character name”. In the smaller middle circle create the title “both of us”. In the ‘me” list some of your most important traits. In the circle labeled character write the character you choose most important traits. In the smaller middle circle list the traits you and the character share. Each trait should appear in only one of the three areas.
 * //Comparing Myself to a Character- Sentence Fluency //**

After you have completed your circles look at what you have written and write a paragraph that tells about the character you chose. What did you like about him or her. How are you like that character? (use the inner circle for this paragraph)

Assessment: Are the students able to use the descriptions and translate them into sentences? Do the mechanics of the paragraph make sense?

__Graphic Organizers for Language Arts__ by Daniel Barnekow J. Weston Walch, Publisher 

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