1. How do you identify the problem in a story?

2. In this lesson, you will learn how to learn more about characters
by thinking about a character’s strengths and weaknesses.

3. Let’s Review

4. Let’s Review
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Free stomped into the lunchroom, fists clenched, not looking where he was going-again. He bumped into Jordan, this tiny third-grader.

9. Dyamonde is a confident person
Dyamonde is courageous- she doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her
Dyamonde is a strong student
Dyamonde is good at making friends
Dyamonde is someone who is a good listener

11. Dyamonde is stubborn
Dyamonde can have an attitude sometimes

13. In this lesson, you have learned how to learn more about characters
by thinking about a character’s strengths and weaknesses.

14. Read a section of your book.
Think of a character.
Ask: What are these character’s strengths?
Ask: What are these character’s weaknesses?

15. Make a list of positive and negative character qualities.
Create character projects using character qualities. Design a poster for a character using their strengths and weaknesses.

16. Free’s Strengths-
Free’s Weaknesses-
Think of what you know about the character Free.
Make a sticky note with his strengths and weaknesses.