Transcription of Character Map
1 ABOUT THE STRATEGY A Character MAP is a graphic organizer that helps students learn about a Character and how the Character impacts and is impacted by setting, other characters, and plot. It is used during and after reading a text. This strategy supports students comprehension by providing students with a framework for identifying and organizing details about a Character . IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY Establish the purpose of the Character map. Discuss the main components of characterization, , what a characters says andthinks, what a characters looks like, how a Character acts, and how others viewand treat the Character . Discuss how characters impact and are impacted by other elements of literature, , setting, characters, and plot.
2 Provide students with a Character map graphic organizer and model how to use a class text(s) and a think aloud to illustrate your thinking; scaffold asneeded. As students read, have them complete the Character map. After reading, havestudents fill in any missing parts; scaffold as PROGRESS Teacher observation Conferring Student journaling Graphic organizer informal assessmentRESEARCH Dexter, D. D., & Hughes, C. (2011). Graphic organizers and students with learning disabilities: A meta-analysis. Learning Disability Quarterly, 34(2), 51-72. Kim, A., Vaughn, S., Wanzek, J., & Wei, S. (2008). Graphic organizers and their effects on the reading comprehension of students with LD: A synthesis of research.
3 Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37(2), 105-118. Little, D. C., & Box, J. A. (2011). The use of a specific schema theory strategy-semantic mapping to facilitate vocabulary development and comprehension for at-risk reader. Reading Improvement, 48(1), 24-31. Information Technology Solutions Sit amet, consec tetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam. N E T W O R K P R O T E C T I O NUt wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praeseptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh. P E R S O N A L F I R E W A L L S Tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volut pat.
4 Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis exerci tation ullamcorper cipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex. Character Map WisconsinState Standards Reading: Literature - Key Ideas and Details Grade Level K-5 Purpose Use with students to support comprehension: identify and organize details about a Character When to Use During Reading After Reading Grouping Whole Group Small Group Partners Individuals Name: _____ Character Map Draw a picture of the Character and write words that describe the Character . Record the page number. Title: _____ Author:_____ Illustrator: _____ Name: _____ Character Map Draw features on the figure to illustrate what the Character looks like. Write words to describe aspects of the Character as revealed in the text.
5 Record the page number. Title: _____ Author: _____ Illustrator: _____ Acts Others Thoughts/Actions Says Thinks Feels Name: _____ Character Map Write words to describe aspects of the Character as revealed in the text. Record the page number. Title: _____ Author: _____ Illustrator: _____ Character Says Thinks Acts Looks Others Actions / Thoughts Feels
