Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
3.8.B
explain the relationships among the major and minor characters;
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking:
ELA.3.R.1.1
Explain how one or more characters develop throughout the plot in a literary text.
Georgia Math and ELA Standards:
3.T.T.1.b
Explain how characters, setting, problem, and solution function in the plot. (I)
Georgia Math and ELA Standards:
3.T.T.1.c
Describe characters’ traits, motivations, actions, thoughts, and feelings and explain their connection to the central message, lesson, or moral of the story. (I)
3rd Grade Reading - Characters Lesson
Characters
Characters
Characters are the people in a story. Stories tell the reader how a character acts, thinks, or feels. A character helps move the story along.