Major+and+Minor+Characters+in +a+Story+(3rd+Grade)

by Chris Pugh Language - CFU 0301.8.8Define and identify setting, characters (including main and minor characters), and plot (including sequence of events).

ISTE NETS Creativity and Innovation 1b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

This activity will begin with the internet at www.kerpoof.com, but can be continued at centers through Kidspiration by using the "Storyboard" activity located in the "Reading and Writing" activities.

TSW.. 1. Review the story from the reading selection, "A Day's Work" by Eve Bunting. 2. Open the Safari web browser. 3. Click in the address bar to delete the address, then type "www.kerpoof.com" and press ENTER on the keyboard. 4. Click on the "Make a Picture" portion of Kerpoof. (Rotate as needed to see the button.) 5. Select a setting that matches the one from the story. (Hills with a lake at the bottom is a suggestion.) 6. Type the kind of character in the search box below the pictures on the right. (Students may need to refine their search terms to find the picture they wish to use.) If they don't see what they want, they can click the GO button again to see some more pictures from the same search term. 7. Click and drag the selected character to the scene. Main characters will go in the foreground. Minor characters will be placed in the background. 8. Click and drag on the double-ended arrow to resize, as needed. 9. Click on the text bubble to type the character's name, description, and characteristics. Hit ENTER key every few words to keep the bubble short and on the page. Click and drag the bubble's edge to move it to a different place around the character. 10. Repeat steps 6-9 for all characters in the story while remembering to put main characters in the foreground and minor ones in the background. 11. Click and drag 2 orange text box from the left side to the top of the picture to label them with the story's name and with student's name. 12. Click the Printer icon on the left to print. 13. Select "Medium Card" and click the blue print button. 14. Click on OK in the next window. 15. Click on the blue PRINT button. Printing will begin. (To make a digital file, click on PDF button. Choose "Save as PDF..." Give it a name with .pdf on the end and pick a folder, such as DOCUMENTS, as the place to save it, then click SAVE.)