3 worksheets to assist with analysing characters in a class novel.
Use this resource in the classroom when helping students study characters in a class novel.
This worksheet provides students with the opportunity to analyse the characteristics and motives of the protagonist and antagonist in a novel, as well as one supporting character.
Students will have the opportunity to comment on the following features of each character:
physical features
personality traits
interactions between the protagonist and antagonist
the motivations of the antagonist
resolutions the protagonist has been involved in
ways the supporting character has progressed the storyline.
Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view
Elaborations
sharing and discussing students' own and others' understanding of the effects of particular literary techniques on their appreciation of t...
Use metalanguage to describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features of literary textsElaborationsexamining the authorâs description of a characterâs appearance, behaviour and speech and noting how the characterâs d...
Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readersâ interest by using various techniques, for example character development and plot tensionElaborationsexamining the authorâs description of a c...
Identify characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the textElaborationsdescribing the language which authors use to create imaginary worlds; how textual features such as headings, subheadings...
Read different types of texts by combining contextual , semantic, grammatical and phonic knowledge using text processing strategies for example monitoring meaning, cross checking and reviewingElaborationsreading new and different kinds of texts with...
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating textsElaborationsmaking connections between the text and studentsâ own experience and oth...
Identify aspects of literary texts that convey details or information about particular social, cultural and historical contextsElaborationsdescribing how aspects of literature, for example visuals, symbolic elements, dialogue and character descriptio...
Present a point of view about particular literary texts using appropriate metalanguage, and reflecting on the viewpoints of others
Elaborations
posing and discussing questions, such as 'Should this character have behaved as they did?', and be...
Use metalanguage to describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features on particular audiencesElaborationsorally, in writing or using digital media, giving a considered interpretation and opinion about a literary text, recognising t...
Recognise that ideas in literary texts can be conveyed from different viewpoints, which can lead to different kinds of interpretations and responsesElaborationsidentifying the narrative voice (the person or entity through whom the audience experience...
Identify and explain characteristic text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the textElaborationsexplaining how the features of a text advocating community action, for example ...
Make connections between studentsâ own experiences and those of characters and events represented in texts drawn from different historical, social and cultural contextsElaborationsrecognising the influence our different historical, social and cu...
Analyse and evaluate similarities and differences in texts on similar topics, themes or plotsElaborationsexploring texts on a similar topic by authors with very different styles, for example comparing fantasy quest novels or realistic novels on a spe...
Identify and explain how choices in language, for example modality, emphasis, repetition and metaphor, influence personal response to different textsElaborationsnoting how degrees of possibility are opened up through the use of modal verbs (for examp...
Analyse strategies authors use to influence readersElaborationsidentify how authors use language to position the reader and give reasons (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)(View this topic on www.australiancurriculum.edu.au )
Thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts
Identify features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text, and understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience
Read different types of texts for specific purposes by combining phonic, semantic, contextual and grammatical knowledge using text processing strategies, including monitoring meaning, skimming, scanning and reviewing
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating texts
Make connections between own experiences and those of characters and events represented in texts drawn from different historical, social and cultural contexts
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