Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Interpreting Character in Children's Fiction


Question: How can young students develop an understanding of characters in children’s fiction?

Answer:
. Facts about my character

. What I know about my character’s actions

. What I know about my character’s conversation

. What I know about my character’s thoughts

Comment: A fairly simple, but sophisticated analysis of literary characters. RayS.

Title: “Getting to Know Story Characters: A strategy for Young and At-risk Readers.” JC Richards and JP Gipe. Reading Teacher (September 1993), 78-79.

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