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Character
Character
This week we will think more about Character, or WHO the story is about. Remember:
This week we will think more about Character, or WHO the story is about. Remember:
- Illustrations should help us understand the characters' personalities
- Illustrations should show how the characters feel and what they are thinking (often through facial expressions and body language)
- Illustrations should help us see if a character grows or changes
As you watch the read-aloud videos, ask yourself "Do the illustrations help me get to know the characters in this book?"
As you watch the read-aloud videos, ask yourself "Do the illustrations help me get to know the characters in this book?"
Campfinal.mp4The Camping Trip
The Camping Trip
by Jennifer K. Mann
by Jennifer K. Mann
Under the Lilacs.mp4Under the Lilacs
Under the Lilacs
by E.B. Goodale
by E.B. Goodale
Activities
Activities
Character Connections
Character Connections
In The Camping Trip and Under the Lilacs, the characters have many "relatable" moments, when we might recognize their feelings from times when we felt the same thing. Pick a scene from either book where you felt a connection with the main character. Draw or write about a time when you felt the same way they do.
Facial Expressions and Body Language
Facial Expressions and Body Language
Illustrators use characters' facial expressions and body language to show how they are feeling. In these two books, we see a wide range of emotions. Watch the slide show and think about which emotion the illustrator gives a character through the look on their face or their bodies' position.
Just for Fun: Draw a list
Just for Fun: Draw a list
In The Camping Trip, our main character has a many items she packs for her campout, and this illustration is a visual list of those items. Think of an activity you love, and draw a "list" of the items you would need to pack for that activity.
Just for Fun: Design Your Own Runaway Space
Just for Fun: Design Your Own Runaway Space
When the main character in Under the Lilacs runs away, she builds her own fort to stay in. If you were going to "runaway" to your own space, what would it look like? Draw a picture.
Send your creations to amanda_kretschmar@psbma.org to be published on our website!
Send your creations to amanda_kretschmar@psbma.org to be published on our website!
Bonus Material
Bonus Material
E.B. Goodale Video
E.B. Goodale Video
Watch this short video with author/illustrator E. B. Goodale, and learn about how she got the idea for Under the Lilacs, as well as her illustration techniques.
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