Analyze in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
Identify and explain attitudes and influences of multiple characters within a text.
Explain how the main character changes throughout the story, using explicit evidence from the text.
Make an inference about a character's behavior, the setting, and/or specific events, using explicit details from the story.
Arizona Academic Standards:
4.RL.3
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.RL.4.3
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE4RL3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
RL.4.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
4R3
In literary texts, describe a character, setting, or event, drawing on specific details in the text. (RL) In informational texts, explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts, including what happened and why, based on specific evidence from the text. (RI)
Tennessee Academic Standards:
4.RL.KID.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in a text, such as a character’s thoughts, words, or actions.
Wisconsin Academic Standards:
R.4.3
Describe a character (traits, motivations, feelings), setting, or event, drawing on specific details in the text. (RL) Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts, including what happened and why, based on specific evidence from the text. (RI)
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.3.4.c
Describe in depth a character, setting,or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E04.A-K.1.1.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story, drama, or poem, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking:
ELA.4.R.1.1
Explain how setting, events, conflict, and character development contribute to the plot in a literary text
4th Grade Reading - Characters Lesson
Characters
Characters
Characters are the people in a story. A reader can learn about a character through his or her thoughts, feelings, words, actions, and interactions with other characters. Main characters often go through changes in a story.
When you read a story, think about —
What words best describe each character
Why a character behaves in certain ways
How characters interact with each other
How characters' actions affect the plot of the story