Character Traits and Emotions

What is a character trait?

• A type of food

• A form of transportation

• A musical instrument

• A distinguishing quality or characteristic that defines an individual's behavior or personality.

Give an example of a character trait.

• Honesty

• Patience

• Kindness

• Intelligence

How are character traits different from character emotions?

• Character traits are temporary qualities, while character emotions are enduring feelings.

• Character traits are enduring qualities, while character emotions are temporary feelings.

• Character traits are external behaviors, while character emotions are internal thoughts.

• Character traits are physical attributes, while character emotions are mental attributes.

Explain how you can identify character traits in a story.

• Count the number of pages the character appears on

• Look for the author's name in the story

• Analyze the font style used for the character's name

• Observe the character's actions, dialogue, thoughts, and interactions with others for recurring patterns that reveal their personality, motivations, and values.

What are character emotions?

• Shapes of objects

• Colors of the rainbow

• Types of animals

• Feelings and moods portrayed by a character in a story or performance.

Provide an example of a character emotion.

• confusion

• happiness

• anger

• sadness

Can character traits influence character emotions? Explain.

• Yes, character traits can influence character emotions.

• No, character traits have no impact on character emotions.

• Character traits are irrelevant to character emotions.

• Character traits only affect physical appearance, not emotions.

How can you analyze character emotions in a story?

• Disregard the characters' interactions and relationships

• Pay attention to actions, dialogue, thoughts, interactions, key words, phrases, behaviors, context, and emotional evolution.

• Focus solely on the physical appearance of the characters

• Analyze the setting instead of the characters

In what ways can you differentiate between character traits and character emotions?

• Character traits are positive qualities, while character emotions are negative feelings.

• Character traits are enduring qualities, while character emotions are temporary feelings.

• Character traits are physical qualities, while character emotions are mental feelings.

• Character traits are temporary qualities, while character emotions are enduring feelings.

If a character is described as brave, is it a trait or an emotion? Why?

• Feeling

• Sound

• Trait

• Color