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They feel things They hear things They say things They think things They go places They can walk run leap and jump They may sit and rock in a rocking chair They may just lie in bed sleep and dream But the important thing is that characters act And t. When you read a story watch the characters as if they were real people.. adventurous. greedy. unhappy. loving. aggressive. fearful. To identify character traits think of the following:. What does the character say and do?. Character Prompt: Describe a character . using just the items in his/her desk drawer.  Example: important items, mix tapes, photographs, etc.. Types of Characters. Definition. Characters. : the people in the story. When you read a story, think of the characters as real people. . CHEAP. EVIL. Friendly. U. nintelligent. Silly. Whiny. To identify character traits . think of the following:. - What does the character say and do?. NAFTEMPORIKI | CONFERENCES. N. ew generation of IoT Platforms . Do we need them?. Dr.. Constantine D. . Spyropoulos. Director of Research. Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications. NCSR Demokritos. What are character traits?. Let’s break it down…. What are characters?. Characters are the people or animals in a story.. What are traits?. Traits are adjectives or describing words/phrases. So- character traits are adjectives describing a character in a story.. in Literature. . Objectives. Learn . to recognize types of characters and the role they play while reading a given text – . character types exist besides the protagonist and antagonist. Apply this knowledge to enhance the effectiveness of your writing. Mrs. Nelson’s Second Grade Class. . At E. J. May, we learn about character traits every day!. Building character traits makes you a better person!. Building character traits helps you be the best citizen you can be in life!. Definition. Characters are the people in narratives, and characterization is the author’s presentation and development of the traits of characters.. Sometimes, as in fantasy fiction, the characters are not people. They may be animals, robots, or creatures from outer space, but the author endows them with human abilities and human psychological traits. They really are people in all but outward form.. Round . characters. Flat . characters. Dynamic . characters. Static . characters. Round Characters. Round characters . seem like real people.. Have many sides to their personalities.. Detailed enough to seem real and tend to be more developed physically, mentally, and emotionally. .. Trait: a quality of mind or habit of behavior. Ex: self centered; sloppy; needy. Character traits help us to define and understand a character. Internal quality (ex. Selfishness) determines external behavior. LT: I can . make inferences. about characters and support them with. textual evidence.. HEROIC. FUNNY. PSYCHOTICALLY EVIL. How to infer character traits:. Look at:. . ACTIONS. APPEARANCE. DIALOGUE. A strong character analysis will. :. identify . the type of character it is dealing. With. describe . the . character. discuss . the conflict in the story, particularly. in regards to the character’s place in it.. Protagonist vs. Antagonist. In most stories, there will be a . protagonist. and an . antagonist. .. Most of the time, the protagonist and antagonist will both be one person, but sometimes, there can be more than one protagonist/antagonist – . Students . will define a trait; . physical trait . and character trait.. Students will identify five of their physical or character traits.. Kick-off Discussion: . [Insert image/video of a person students know well (yourself, school staff, famous/historical person, sports figure, artist, actor, etc. This person will be used in next two lessons]. .