Transcription of Character Map - Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
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 .
2 Discuss how characters impact and are impacted by other elements of literature, , setting, characters, and plot. 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.
3 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. 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.
4 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. 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 .
5 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. 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
