Character Motivations Characterization Posters Character Feelings Character Traits Character Motivations By: Renee Hardin

Character Feelings “I can feel . . .” sad confident happy shocked lonely shocked surprised angry frustrated scared excited heartbroken greedy curious disappointed creative proud furious joyful frightened relieved brave hurt lucky guilty shy courageous embarrassed “I can feel . . .” responsible Copyright@2013 Renee Hardin

Character Traits “My personality is . . .” shy respectful fair honest caring friendly a leader patriotic thoughtful responsible a follower a rule follower sensitive trustworthy confident competitive outspoken aggressive stubborn courageous hopeful humorous determined organized selfish a peace maker “My personality is . . .” Copyright@2013 Renee Hardin

Character Motivations During the story the character felt __________ when ___________. When _________ happened, it made the character _________. When the character heard another character say “________ ________,” it made him/her ________________________. After __________ happened, the character decided to _________. The character changed his/her mind when ________________. The character became ________________ after _______________ happened. Once the character knew about ___________ he/she _______ _________________________. The character realized __________ after ___________. How does a character react to a situation in a story? Copyright@2013 Renee Hardin

Teacher Notes Display these posters in your classroom so that students can refer to them while reading. Students will be able to distinguish between character feelings, traits and motivations when they read about characters in books. ***Thank you for downloading my products! Be sure to check out my many other curriculum based activities to use in a balanced literacy environment! Graphic Credits go to: Scrappindoodle graphics Cat Lady designs Coloredscallopborders