As I've told you, I'm over waist deep in book club activities right now. My kids are currently reading Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins. In the book, there is a multitude of important characters that my students really need to know.
Of course, every good book club looks into characters, makes connections, and extracts details. I wasn't sure how I could accomplish this with as many important characters as there are in this book. So, I decided to have each student tackle the job of profiling a different character, and then presenting/sharing with the group.
The result of this idea? Character Trading Cards. I made a graphic organizer that includes important details, ideas, and descriptions about the characters, along with an illustration. I printed them off about half of the size of an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper, so we could make a booklet of all of our trading cards.
Here is a preview:
To purchase, check out my TpT store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ms-Rothering
You can also make the cards smaller - 4 to a page, and copy them so students can have one of each character from your book. This was a fun way for students to dig deeper into a book's character and look for similarities/differences to themselves (text-to-self). Obviously, it doesn't have to be used with the book I am teaching - it can be used with any book! The students think it was fun to "collect" them all and put them together. They were continuously adding to the cards throughout the book which allowed a lot of great detail.
Happy collecting!
Emily :)
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