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MIDDLE SCHOOL READING UNITS OF STUDY: A Deep Study of Character To Think Deeply About Characters. . . (Session 1) Expect characters to be complicated and show more than one trait. (Session 2) Revise your thinking in the face of new evidence. (Session 4) Look at a character’s less likeable sides. (Session 5) Know that some traits matter more than others because they affect the rest of the story. (Session 7) Consider the pressures exerted on characters. (Session 8) Reflect on the characters and the story again, after you read the ending. © 2017 by Heinemann and Lucy Calkins et al., Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Middle School: A Deep Study of Character. Anchor Chart 1: “To Think Deeply About Characters. . .”

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Middle School Reading UnitS of StUdy: A Deep Study of Character

To Think Deeply About Characters. . .

(Session 1) Expect characters to be complicated and show more than one trait.

(Session 2) Revise your thinking in the face of new evidence.

(Session 4) Look at a character’s less likeable sides.

(Session 5) Know that some traits matter more than others because they affect the rest of the story.

(Session 7) Consider the pressures exerted on characters.

(Session 8) Reflect on the characters and the story again, after you read the ending.

© 2017 by Heinemann and Lucy Calkins et al., Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Middle School: A Deep Study of Character. Anchor Chart 1: “To Think Deeply About Characters. . .”

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