Inferring Character Emotions and Traits

Inferring Character Emotions and Traits

Use the links below to view lists of traits and emotions.  Each time your students meet a new character in text, they can continue to grow word walls of adjectives to describe traits and feelings.

Character Emotions List

Character Traits List


This map (created by LJ Darcy) can be used to document character traits and feelings as well as the text evidence to support the inference.
Darcy Character Trait Map

This map (from www.totallyterrificintexas.blogspot.com) can be used to document problem, solution, character traits, and characters' change over time.
Character Map

You and your students can create Vokis to animate dialogue that helps readers to infer what a character is like. Check out the example below, then go to www.voki.com to create your own!




Using Picture Books to Teach Character Traits

Check out these lists of great picture books for teaching character traits.
Picture Books that Illustrate Well-Developed Characters
Children's Books by Character Topic

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