CHARACTER TRAITS

WHAT A CHARACTER!

Readers use text evidence to make inferences about a character by analyzing a character’s actions and dialogue. As reading detectives, students begin to analyze their characters and provide text evidence that helps them infer or draw conclusions about a character’s traits based on what the character feels, how they act, what they say, and how they think. We use the acronym F.A.S.T. to apply this principle.

Think “F.A.S.T.” when reading a story!

F.A.S.T.

Feelings Actions Sayings Thoughts

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