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English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)

Description

In this lesson, you will learn how to describe a character by looking for clues the author gives that show a character's traits.

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Describe characters in a story using key details from the text

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LearnZillion is a learning platform that combines video lessons, assessments, and progress reporting. Each lesson highlights a Common Core standard, starting with math in grades 3-9.

Related Academic Standards

New York State

3R3 

• In literary texts, describe character traits, motivations, or feelings, drawing on specific details from the text. (RL)
• In informational texts, describe the relationship among a series of events, ideas, concepts, or steps in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. (RI)

RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.