Alice GreinerEnrich Your Student's Narrative Writing Through  Character Studies
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Throughout the school year, students are introduced to a variety of fictional characters in their reading. The Write Tools provides grade level lists of character traits to help your students know and understand the people they are meeting in their imaginative literature. Spending time teaching and discussing appropriate character traits with your students will enrich their vocabulary, as well as improve their writing and reading comprehension. 
 
Look over a sample of the extensive possibilities from our Imaginative Narrative writing training, and compile a list of character traits you might want to introduce to your students. (To see the full list of character traits, refer to our Imaginative Narrative Writing Module pages 50-52.)
 
Level 1: Character Traits 
 

afraid

messy

brave

naughty

cheerful

noisy

friendly

quiet

funny

sad

happy

scared

helpful

selfish

kind

silly

lonely

smart

loud

strong

mad

unhappy

mean

wise


 
Level 2: Character Traits 
 

angry

artistic

boring

bossy

broken-hearted

bubbly

calm

caring

clumsy

confused

daring

dull

evil

faithful

fearless

filthy

fun-loving

fussy

gentle

good-natured

greedy

grouchy

hard-working

honest

humorous

immature

intelligent

jealous

likeable

loyal

loving

nervous

moody

patient

outgoing

powerful

popular

relaxed

proud

rude

responsible

sneaky

sincere

sympathetic

successful

thoughtful

thankful

tough

tireless

violent


 
Level 3: Character Traits
 

adventurous

aggressive

annoying

anti-social

argumentative

arrogant

boastful

careful

combative

compassionate

confident

considerate

cooperative

courageous

dainty

deceitful

detached

disagreeable

egotistical

energetic

gullible

hostile

insincere

impulsive

mischievous

intellectual

optimistic

modest

pessimistic

passive

proper

pleasing

sarcastic

reflective

short-tempered

self-centered

superficial

simple-minded

trustworthy

talkative

unselfish

unfaithful


Try some of the activities suggested below:
 
1.  Read through the traits, one column at a time, and ask students if there are words on the list that they are unfamiliar with. Explain the words using examples and synonyms they might be more familiar with.

2.  Put students in groups of three to four and assign each group a particular trait. Ask them to make up a short skit that will teach others in the class about that trait. Here are some simple guidelines for the skits:
  • Everyone in the group must participate in the skit in
    some way.
  • When the skit is over, the class should have an understanding of what the trait means.
  • Students should use the actual name of their assigned trait at least three times in the skit.

 3.  Have small groups of students write paragraphs that "show" the meaning of one of the character traits.

4.  Have students draw a picture that illustrates the meaning of one of the character traits.

5.  Continue to add additional character traits to your list as they come up in your classroom.


Consider scheduling a one day training for our Imaginative Narrative Writing Module. The strategies will release the creativity in your students' writing!

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The Write Tools