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Character traits are a description of a character’s personality. These are revealed to a reader either by the narrator, by other characters, or through deeds. An evaluation of character traits helps a reader predict and understand the motives and actions of the character. Helpful resource: What are character traits? Check out our character traits anchor chart resources too!
The Hunting of the Snark is a nonsense poem. In the poem, various characters go hunting an animal called a Snark. This passage is the start of the poem. ——————– “Just the place for a Snark!” the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on…
My name is Scooter. I have blond hair and brown eyes. I’m eight years old. I’m also a dog. I walk on four feet and wear a blue collar. I have a boy who takes care of me. His name is Joe. Most days, Joe wakes up early and goes…
Andrew loved cats. He liked their soft fur and pointy ears. He liked the way they walked so softly that you could barely hear them. He even liked when they licked his hand with their rough tongues. Andrew was very excited to have a kitten of his own. The kitten was…
I walked into the room, And then I heard a boom! I turned around. There it was. No reason why. Just because. I couldn’t quite believe my eyes. This was a really big surprise. An elephant was standing there In my bedroom! Was that fair? Was I going to have…
Anne Shirley is a young orphan girl who has been sent by mistake to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. The Cuthberts are brother and sister, and they had wanted a boy orphan to help on their farm called Green Gables. Anne, however, is quite charming and fun, and the…
Rosie felt funny as she stepped off the school bus in front of Clara Barton Elementary School. She did not have her backpack with her today, because she didn’t need her books. She carried only a brown paper bag with a sandwich and an apple for lunch. Today was the…
One spring morning, John looked out his bedroom window. He could see his whole back yard from the second story. John blinked. The grass was always very green, but this morning he could see something else. Something purple. In his backyard was a big purple circle of flowers. John ran…
Ben opened his book and studied the instructions to build a toy boat. His best friend Isaac raced around the yard. “Isaac! How will you ever learn to do anything if you don’t study and work?” “Phew,” said Isaac. “I don’t like to work. I just want to play and…
One of Ours is the story of Claude Wheeler, a Nebraska farmer who joins the U.S. Army during World War I. He is commissioned as a lieutenant, and he and his company head to Europe on a British troop ship Anchises. While on board, the troops are stricken with influenza,…
Today was the day of the big race, and every frog in the first grade at the Pond School wanted to win. Peggy was not happy. She knew she couldn’t jump as far or as fast as the other frogs. Whenever she got excited, her feet twitched. When her feet twitched,…
