Explore Character Traits, Motivations and Feelings

Characters are fundamental to any story. When analyzing story characters, it is important for students to consider both internal and external characteristics.

Use this worksheet for independent practice after your students become familiar with the literary elements of fiction text, specifically, how characters evolve through a story. 

After discussing characters and their motives as a class, give students time to answer the worksheet questions individually or together in small groups. The worksheets focus on:

• Character motives
• Character challenges
• Character motives

Because of the personalized nature of the questions, an answer key is not included in this worksheet. 

Ways to Use This Character Analysis Worksheet

This versatile resource can be used in a variety of different ways in your classroom. Why not try some of the suggestions below?

• Whole-class review (via smartboard)
• Collaborative group activity
• Independent practice
• Homework activity
• Summative assessment

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the dropdown menu next to the Download button to select between the editable Google Slides or the quick-print PDF version of this resource.

This resource was created by Emily Pate, a teacher in California and a Teach Starter Collaborator. 

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