4. Core Lesson
1
2
3
Find the places in the text and illustrations where a
character experiences a major event.
Think, “What did the character do, think, feel, or
say in response?” (Especially notice if the
characters react in a surprising way!)
Ask, “So what does their reaction tell me about the
character’s personality?”
5. Core Lesson
What do the Bears and Goldenlocks do when they
meet each other at the end of the story? What does
this tell us about the characters?
When do the
characters
experience a
major event?
6. Core Lesson
What do the Bears and Goldenlocks do when they
meet each other at the end of the story? What does
this tell us about the characters?
Do Think Feel
• “Here
she is!”
Say
What did the
characters do, think,
feel, and say?
Is anything
surprising?
• stare • shock• ???
• watch
her go
• paws
around
Little Bear
• Who
was
that?
• Woah! • speech-
less!!
. . . said the Bears
7. Core Lesson
What do the Bears and Goldenlocks do when they
meet each other at the end of the story? What does
this tell us about the characters?
So what does their reaction tell me
about the characters’ personality?
Their reaction
tells me the
bears are:
• gentle
• caring
• trusting
• good
• slow to anger
Do Think Feel
• “Here
she is!”
Say
• stare • shock• ???
• watch
her go
• paws
around
Little Bear
• Who
was
that?
• Woah! • speech-
less!!
8. Core Lesson
What do the Bears and Goldenlocks do when they
meet each other at the end of the story? What does
this tell us about the characters?
Do Think Feel Say
What did the
characters do, think,
feel, and say?
Is anything
surprising?
• sound
asleep
• jumps out
of bed
• AHHH!
• scared• “I gotta
get out of
here!”
• jumps out
the
window!
• PANIC
• nothing
• no
apology!
. . . said Goldenlocks
9. Core Lesson
What do the Bears and Goldenlocks do when they
meet each other at the end of the story? What does
this tell us about the characters?
So what does their reaction tell me
about the character’s personality?
Do Think Feel Say
• sound
asleep
• jumps out
of bed
• AHHH!
• scared• I gotta
get out of
here!
• jumps out
the
window!
• PANIC
• nothing
• no
apology!
Her reaction
tells me
Goldenlocks is:
• rude
• selfish
• reckless
• disrespectful
10. Core Lesson
Find the places in the text and illustrations
where a character experiences a major event.1
2
Think, “What did the character do, think,
feel, or say in response?” (Especially notice if
the characters react in a surprising way!)
3
Ask, “So what does their reaction tell me
about the character’s personality?”
11. In this lesson you have learned
how to understand a character’s
personality by thinking about their
response to a major event in the
story.
