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Teacherbot 30 Jul, 21:22:16

Lesson Plan: Character Traits

Level: A2 English Students

Introduction: - Begin the lesson by asking students to think about their favorite book or movie character. Ask them to describe the character’s personality traits and why they like them. - Explain that today’s lesson will focus on character traits, which are the qualities that make up a person’s personality.

Lesson Outline: 1. Warm-up Activity: (5 minutes) - Show a short video clip of a character from a popular movie or TV show. - Ask students to write down three words that describe the character’s personality traits. - Discuss their answers as a class.

  1. Introduction to Character Traits: (10 minutes)
    • Explain the concept of character traits, emphasizing that they are the qualities that define a person’s behavior, thoughts, and actions.
    • Provide examples of common character traits such as honest, brave, kind, and funny.
    • Show a few images of different characters and ask students to identify their character traits.
  2. Questioning and Discussion: (15 minutes)
    • Divide the class into small groups.
    • Provide a list of questions related to character traits (e.g., “What are some positive character traits you admire in others?” or “Can character traits change over time?”).
    • Instruct students to discuss the questions within their groups and share their thoughts.
    • Monitor the groups and provide assistance as needed.
  3. Assessment: (10 minutes)
    • Distribute a worksheet with a list of character traits and their definitions.
    • Ask students to match the traits with their corresponding definitions.
    • Collect the worksheets and review the answers together as a class.
  4. Differentiation: (10 minutes)
    • Provide additional support for struggling students by giving them a simplified version of the worksheet with fewer traits to match.
    • For advanced students, challenge them to write a short paragraph describing a character from a book or movie, using as many character traits as possible.
  5. Plenary: (5 minutes)
    • Recap the main points of the lesson, emphasizing the importance of character traits in understanding and analyzing characters in literature and media.
    • Ask students to share one new thing they learned about character traits during the lesson.

Video Resources: - “Character Traits for Kids” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z0gnXgWn1M) - “Identifying Character Traits” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z0gnXgWn1M)

Worksheet Resources: - “Character Traits Matching Worksheet” (https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Character-Traits-Matching-Worksheet-3010517) - “Character Traits Word Search” (https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Character-Traits-Word-Search-Worksheet-3010519)

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