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What a Character!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students look at the role of characters in a story. For this character lesson, students discuss how different types of characters change the plot of the story. They see how storytellers use their body, face, and voice to tell stories. 
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Taster or Non-Taster?

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners conduct a simple experiment to determine if a trait has been passed from a family member to them.
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Social Studies: The Unconventional Artist and Leader

For Teachers All
Students will discuss Frank Lloyd Wright's unconventional personality traits and will explore some common personality characteristics of creative artists and leaders. Students will write paragraphs describing typical personality traits...
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Production and Trade

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discuss production and trade. In this business lesson, students read the book Ox-Cart Man and identify the traits of entrepreneurs. Students discuss ways a person can improve their job performance.
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Focus on Me

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a "Focus on Me" book of photographs and narrative passages about themselves. They focus on the traits that make each of them special. They become a VIP for a day in order to share the books.
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Human Embryology

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders are introduced to the concept of human embryology. Individually, they complete an exercise in which they determine which trait they got from which family member. In groups, they identify and label the reproductive organs...
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Problems and Their Solutions in Stories and Everyday Life

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify story elements.  In this stories instructional activity, students read a story and identify the chracter, character traits, plot, setting and theme.  Groups of students match problem and solution cards.
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What Makes a Hero?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the characteristics of a hero. In this character development and writing lesson, students listen to music with a hero theme and discuss the common traits of heroes. Students explore individuals and charitable...
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All About Me Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore psychology by writing about themselves. For this personality lesson, students answer a list of questions that help analyze their own traits and history. Students create a personal "All About Me" book which they share...
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Pedigree Charts

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explain how offspring inherit traits from their parents. In this biology lesson, students investigate the genes for nicotine addiction using an interactive website. They construct a fictional pedigree using their chosen...
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Human Heredity Traits

For Students 9th
Completing an idea map based on various inheritance factors and mistakes, 9th graders review their knowledge of genetic disorders. While the activity is based on chapter 15 of an unnamed textbook, the questions at the bottom of the page...
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Special Olympics

SO…What’s the Challenge?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Whose responsibility is it to protect equal rights? Class members engage in a series of activities that create awareness of the prejudice and intolerance persons with disabilities face. They then create a message addressed to their...
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Take Home Lab: What Are Some Traits in Your Family?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use this following the study of pedigree designs and human genetics. Four pedigree designs are prepared of your (student's) family's genetics. They construct the pedigree representing two, three, or four generations.
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Hero Traits

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the concept of serving the common good. In this service learning lesson plan, 8th graders brainstorm a list of real-life heroes and create charts displaying how the actions of the heroes affected others.
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Relevant Background Factors

For Teachers Higher Ed
Here is an academic presentation intended for those teaching small groups or engaging in human management. It defines personality types and traits in terms of personal background factors, then uses concrete theory and research to provide...
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Who am I?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students develop their writing skills by creating a character sketch about themselves. Students read character sketches, view portraits by famous artists, select one personality traits, and affix a mug shot of themselves into a famous...
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James and the Giant Peach Character Study

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Every book has a few great characters, but James and the Giant Peach is the only one whose characters travel in a piece of fruit. The class creates T-charts for the main characters of the novel, while reading the book. They write actions...
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Who am I?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars practice their writing skills by creating a character sketch of themselves. After viewing portraits, they select one personality trait and put their own picture into the painting of their choice. They include a...
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Mesearch: A Reason for Research

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students complete a research activity about themselves. They access an article on brainstorming and identifying personality traits. Students brainstorm about their personality traits and view a related PowerPoint. Students create their...
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The Chinese New Year Starts Today

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
As part of a celebration of Chinese New Year, class members research the Chinese zodiac and examine the description of the personality attributes associated with the animal of their birth year. Individuals then craft a persuasive essay...
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Unforgettable Personalities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read an essay titled, "Unforgettable Personalities" to study the influence of character's traits on the resolution of conflict in a narrative. They discuss and complete a worksheet that compares their own personality traits to...
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Smiling on the Outside

For Students 8th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students discuss and analyze how to read a persons personality, first impressions and list the positive and negative personality traits some people possess.
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Much Ado About Nothing Masks Lesson

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students examine the personality traits of characters. In this characterization lesson, students read act 2 of "Much Ado About Nothing" and create masks to represent the characters in the play.
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The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I: Characterization Worksheet

For Students 7th - 9th
In this The Diary of Anne Frank activity, students identify personality traits and give examples from the play to provide evidence to show the trait selected for ten characters.

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