Main Character – Day 1 Jack & The Beanstalk

Who is familiar with this story? Who is familiar with this story?

New Vocabulary 1. 1.Main character The main character is the most important character in the story Bean stalk A bean stalk is the plant that beans grow on. 3. Market A market is a place where people buy and sell things.

New Vocabulary 4. Precious Precious means very important or valuable. 5. Ogre An ogre is a giant.

Main Character Remember, the main character is the most important character in the story. Remember, the main character is the most important character in the story. Can you think of an example of a main character from your favorite book or movie? Can you think of an example of a main character from your favorite book or movie?

How to find main character We find the main character by paying attention to who we see the most in the book, or movie. We find the main character by paying attention to who we see the most in the book, or movie. We can also find the main character by paying attention to who we hear talk the most, or who we hear the most about. We can also find the main character by paying attention to who we hear talk the most, or who we hear the most about. THINK-PAIR-SHARE: THINK-PAIR-SHARE: Think about your favorite book or movie. Who is the main character? Think about your favorite book or movie. Who is the main character? Pair up with a partner and tell them your favorite book or movie and who the main character is. Pair up with a partner and tell them your favorite book or movie and who the main character is. Share your main characters with the class when your pair is called on. Share your main characters with the class when your pair is called on.

Jack & The Beanstalk Remember, to find the main character we want to pay attention to who we see the most, or who talks the most. Remember, to find the main character we want to pay attention to who we see the most, or who talks the most.

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Main Character – Day 2 Jack & The Beanstalk

Who was the main character from the book? Who was the main character from the book? What clues did we use to figure out that this was the main character? What clues did we use to figure out that this was the main character?

Character Traits What are character traits? Character traits are the way we describe a character. Character traits are the way we describe a character. Character traits are how a character acts, or behaves. Character traits are how a character acts, or behaves. The character’s personality is also part of his or her character traits. The character’s personality is also part of his or her character traits. The way a character looks is not part of his or her character traits. The way a character looks is not part of his or her character traits.

Character Traits We learn about a character’s traits by looking at: We learn about a character’s traits by looking at: The character’s words The character’s words The character’s actions The character’s actions The character’s thoughts The character’s thoughts The character’s interactions with other characters The character’s interactions with other characters

Character Traits Examples of character traits: Happy Happy Friendly Friendly Nice Nice Angry Angry Mean Mean Adventurous Adventurous Shy Shy

Character Traits Non-Examples of Character Traits: Pretty Pretty Short Short Tall Tall Skinny Skinny Ugly Ugly

Character Traits Practice identifying character traits Practice identifying character traits How can we describe Ms. Hattie? How can we describe Ms. Hattie? What does she do that makes you describe her that way? What does she do that makes you describe her that way? me/bad-sales-day?play=1 me/bad-sales-day?play=1 How can we describe Olaf? How can we describe Olaf? What does she do that makes you describe him that way? What does she do that makes you describe him that way?

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