Character Traits
Words used to describe how a character feels in a story.
What are character traits or emotions?
Name the main characters in "The Three Little Pigs."
Who are the three little pigs?
Name the emotion when someone feels really happy and joyful.
What is happiness or joy?
The event in "The Three Little Pigs" that involves the wolf huffing and puffing
What is the event where the wolf tries to blow down the houses of straw and sticks?
Explain why it is important to understand how characters feel in a story.
Why does understanding character feelings help us connect with the characters and follow the plot?
Example of a character trait that describes someone feeling happy.
What is joyful, delighted, or cheerful?
What are three little pigs?
The emotions the third little pig felt when the wolf couldn't blow down his brick house.
What is relief or confidence?
Describe an event where a character in the story is in danger.
What is the event where the wolf chases the little pigs to catch them?
Explain the reasons that knowing a character's feelings help us understand the plot better.
How does knowing a character's feelings help us understand why they make certain choices and how they react to challenges, which drives the story's events?
Name a character from our storybook and describe one of their traits.
Who is one of the three little pigs, and one of their traits could be being clever, creative, or resourceful?
Name the character who built a house of straw
Who is the first little pig?
The words we use to describe that emotion when a character in a story is very frightened.
What is fear or being scared?
The event in the story that involves the wolf trying to blow down a house.
What is the event where the wolf tries to blow down the house of bricks?
The difference between a protagonist and an antagonist in a story.
What distinguishes the protagonist as the main character or hero from the antagonist, who opposes the protagonist and may be seen as the "villain"?
A character trait that describes someone feeling scared.
What is frightened, terrified, or anxious?
Name the character in the story built a house of bricks.
Who is the third little pig?
The emotion the pigs felt when keeping the wolf out.
determined
The character in the story that faces a challenge when the wolf comes to their house of sticks.
Who is the second little pig?
Give an example of a story where the main character overcame a challenge by being determine.
This answer will vary based on examples students provide. Encourage them to share a story they know.
Understanding character traits is important when reading a story.
What makes the story engaging and help us understand character actions and choices?
Name the antagonist (the "bad guy") in the story.
Who is the Big Bad Wolf?
Explain why characters in a story might have different emotions at different points in the plot.
What is because they face various challenges and events in the story, just like people do in real life.
The ways that events in the story affect the feelings of the characters.
What is causing different emotions, such as fear, determination, and relief, which drive the plot?
Explain the reason authors include characters with different emotions in their stories.
Why do authors aim to create conflict, engage readers, and propel the plot forward?