A Closer Look

Worksheet Description

This Character Analysis worksheet facilitates a comprehensive examination of a character’s traits by encouraging students to gather evidence from various dimensions of the story. Students begin by writing down the character’s name.

The worksheet prompts students to identify the character’s main traits and then provides specific prompts for each trait:

• Does: Students enumerate actions or behaviors that exemplify the trait.
• Thinks: Students delve into the character’s inner thoughts and mindset that reflect the trait.
• Says: Students analyze the character’s dialogue and statements that demonstrate the trait.
• Looks: Students consider how the character’s physical appearance aligns with or reveals the trait.
• Causes Others to: Students assess how the character’s actions and words influence or impact other characters in the story.

By addressing these dimensions, students gain a holistic understanding of the character’s traits and their significance in the narrative, fostering critical thinking and textual analysis skills.