SAMPLE READ ALOUD LESSON
Teaching Point: Readers describe a character’s traits. Here’s how: Pay close attention to what the
character does and says. Ask: What kind of person would do or say those things? Think about traits
that match.
Text: George and Martha
Vocab
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Question
Ideal Student Response
Strategy to Support
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What key details do we know
about M and G so far?
They’re friends, M likes
making soup; G hates pea
soup; G doesn’t want to
hurt M’s feelings
Readers collect information
about characters. Here’s
how: track what they like,
dislike, and how they treat
each other
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What kind of person is G?
What traits might we use to
describe him?
G is dishonest/not honest
Readers describe a
character’s traits. Here’s
how: Here’s how:
G is the kind of person who
doesn’t want to hurt a
friend’s feelings
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Pay close attention
to what the
character does and
says.
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Ask: What kind of
person would DO or
SAY those things?
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Find a trait that
matches.
G is creative – he thought
of a way to get rid of soup
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G says, “I didn’t want to hurt
your feelings.” What does
that tell you about G?
G is kind, a good friend
Rs learn a lot about
characters from what they
say. We listen to their words
& think about the kind of
person they appear to be.
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end
What kind of person is
Martha?
Based on this story and what
you know about G and M,
what do think G will do the
next time he doesn’t like
something M makes?
M is the kind of person
who wants to make G/a
friend happy
Review strategy
M doesn’t yell, so she’s a
calm person
Additional: We think about
the things chars say and do,
as well as what they don’t
say and they don’t do!
G will tell M the truth right
away. Now he knows that
she wants him to be
honest with her and she
won’t get mad. In the text
it says, “Friends should
always tell each other the
truth.”
Readers make predictions
based on the text. We think
about what the characters
have done so far, and then
use proof from the text to
think about what they might
do next.