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Introduction to Story Characters Teaching Slides

Updated: 05 Jul 2023

Introduce your students to the wonderful world of story characters with this visually appealing teaching presentation.

Editable: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 1 - 2

Curriculum

VC2E1LE03

Discuss plots, characters and settings through a range of literary texts <ul> <li>recognising similar characters and settings in a range of literary texts, for example traditional tales, narrative poems and fables</li> <li>discussing whether features of settings, including time (year, season) and place (country or city), are realistic or imagined</li> <li>discussing how plots develop, including beginnings (orientation), how the problem (complication) is introduced and how it is solved (resolution)</li> </ul>
VC2E2LE03

Discuss the plots, characters and settings of a range of literary texts and identify how language is used to present these features in different ways <ul> <li>comparing how similar characters or settings are described in texts from different contexts, for example how the seasons are described</li> <li>identifying and comparing verb groups used to convey actions, emotions and dialogue in a range of literary texts</li> <li>identifying the language used to describe the landscape in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Introduction to Story Characters Teaching Slides

Updated: 05 Jul 2023

Introduce your students to the wonderful world of story characters with this visually appealing teaching presentation.

Editable: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 1 - 2

Introduce your students to the wonderful world of story characters with this visually appealing teaching presentation.

Introduce Story Characters to Your Students

Characters are one of the most important elements of stories. Without characters, there is no story! So if you’re getting ready to teach your early years students about the role that characters play in a story, then you’ve come to the right place!

This comprehensive teaching presentation has been designed to teach your students all about story characters. It is written in age-appropriate language and contains visuals on every slide to help keep your little learners engaged throughout.

Ready-Made Lessons on Characters Traits

This 16-slide presentation addresses the following content:

What are characters?
What are main characters?
Types of characters (people, animals, make-believe creatures, non-living things)
External traits
Internal traits (actions, feelings, thoughts)

The presentation includes student activities to help students demonstrate their understanding of the concepts presented. These activities include:

Character or Not? – Students look at the pictures on the slide and discuss if the image is a character or not.
Identifying External Traits – Students read the short text and discuss the external traits of the character in the text.
Identifying Internal Traits – Students read the short text and discuss the internal traits of the character in the text.

This presentation provides the perfect springboard for you and your students to dive into the wonderful world of story characters!

Download Now for a Paperless, No-Prep Lesson

Use the Download button to access the Microsoft PowerPoint version of this resource.

Project onto your interactive screen and work through the slides for a ready-made, paperless Literacy lesson!

This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a Teach Starter collaborator.

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Curriculum

VC2E1LE03

Discuss plots, characters and settings through a range of literary texts <ul> <li>recognising similar characters and settings in a range of literary texts, for example traditional tales, narrative poems and fables</li> <li>discussing whether features of settings, including time (year, season) and place (country or city), are realistic or imagined</li> <li>discussing how plots develop, including beginnings (orientation), how the problem (complication) is introduced and how it is solved (resolution)</li> </ul>
VC2E2LE03

Discuss the plots, characters and settings of a range of literary texts and identify how language is used to present these features in different ways <ul> <li>comparing how similar characters or settings are described in texts from different contexts, for example how the seasons are described</li> <li>identifying and comparing verb groups used to convey actions, emotions and dialogue in a range of literary texts</li> <li>identifying the language used to describe the landscape in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories</li> </ul>

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