Character Actions and Decisions Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RL.8.3

Core Standard
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There are many different variables that can lead a character in a story to take an action. The setting and tempo of their day can set them off. There are outside parameters that can influence their ability to decide. There is also something called sheer situation in where a character takes on an action or makes a decision that outside the norm. The reader and in sometimes the writer didn't see it coming. This is often what make a simple work a masterpiece. This succession of worksheets will help students pinpoint the action and decisions made by characters in various works.

Actions and Decisions Worksheets To Print:

Using Dialogue to Reveal CHARACTER – Look for the fire starters. What start the development of a theme?

Character = What You Say + What You Do – Your actions are more revealing than your words in most cases.

Using Dialogue to Provoke Action – See how this series of conversations makes you feel.

Looking Towards the Future – See where it is going from the start.

How Anne Frank Created Character – This is a masterpiece that gave us the ability to understand feelings of the time.

Revealing Character: The Oath – We use Mark Twain's classic work to find character reveals.

Dialogue and Action – Describe the aspects of Jo's character that her dialogue and actions reveal.

Making Inferences from Dialogue – What is the effect on Tull of Venters' reaction to his request? What does this suggest about his character?

Dialogue in Action and Decision – We use Hard Times to understand the thoughts of the writers.

The Blind Man – The boy does everything that the blind man asks him to do, but...

A Turn of the Screw – How does Douglas describe his story to the others?

The Job Interview – Describe Mr. Kendall's body language. How does he feel about the interview? Why?

Moving Things Along – Does what you think about Evan change here? Why or why not?

Dialogue Reveals Character – How does this dialogue reveal character?

Making Things Happen – Describe the choice that Mark is offering Peter. How do you know? What do you think Peter is going to do?

How to Track a Character's Actions and Decisions?

Studying and interpreting literature is a task many students are expected to accomplish right after they enter their high school years. Most students have been observed to feel a little reluctant towards such tasks and do not like participating in discussions regarding a literary piece. Most times, the reason for this reluctance shown by students is due to their inability to track the progression of a plot especially in terms of determining the changes and progression in a character's actions and decisions.


Here are a few tips that can help students in easily tracking the changes in a particular character's actions and decisions:


Read Carefully


Literary readers easily get distracted because they keep on sitting at the same place, reading the same book for hours. Distraction is the main cause of a reader's inability to track the actions and decisions of a character in the book. It is better to read a book with breaks between the reading sessions and try to read each page with full focus and keenness.


Make Notes


Try to make notes about the individual main characters of the book as you read. In this way, you can easily trace and link all of their actions and decisions without having to read repeatedly and get confused. Mind maps and other visual techniques are also helpful in this regard.


Look for The Changing Points


Some points in literary books can turn the whole story to another side. These points are very useful in the sense that they can help a reader in determining the changes and progression in actions and decisions of a character through a specific lens. Analyzing the character through a specific event of a change in the story can easily help you in locating the reason behind the character's actions and decisions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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