Inside the Mind: Character Analysis Organizers (Grades 3–8)

Graphic organizers · Grades 3–8 · PDF, 17 pages · $4

Help students go beyond "she is nice." The Character Clue Code teaches them to look at what a character says, thinks, feels, does, looks like and how others react, and the 90-word trait bank gives them better words to name it.

Then pick the organizer that fits your lesson: a full One-Pager, the Character Glow-Up for change over time, a Brain Scan of wants, fears and secrets, a Trait Evidence Chain, the Character Iceberg, a Mood Meter graph, a Relationship Web, a Motivation Map (wants, but, so, then) and a Character Face-Off for comparing two characters.

Students love the game-style Character Player Card and the Character Text Thread. A paragraph frame with a checklist and exit tickets turn the thinking into writing. Works with any novel, short story, picture book or film.

What's included

• Character Clue Code anchor page
• Character trait word bank (90+ traits)
• Character One-Pager
• Glow-Up (character change), Brain Scan and Character Iceberg
• Trait Evidence Chain and Mood Meter
• Relationship Web, Motivation Map and Character Face-Off
• Character Player Card and Text Thread
• Paragraph frame with checklist + exit tickets

How teachers use it

• Novel studies and literature circles
• Short story and picture book lessons
• Reading centers and early finishers
• Character analysis writing

Topics: literature, reading, ela, centers, stations, elementary, middle, school, grade, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8