teaching resource

Character Development - Worksheet

  • Updated

    Updated:  09 Jun 2023

Describe how characters in a story develop in response to major events and challenges with this 3-page character development worksheet.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  3 - 4

Tag #TeachStarter on Instagram for a chance to be featured!

teaching resource

Character Development - Worksheet

  • Updated

    Updated:  09 Jun 2023

Describe how characters in a story develop in response to major events and challenges with this 3-page character development worksheet.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  3 - 4

Describe how characters in a story develop in response to major events and challenges with this 3-page character development worksheet.

Explore Character Traits, Motivations and Feelings

Characters are fundamental to any story. When analyzing story characters, it is important for students to consider both internal and external characteristics.

Use this worksheet for independent practice after your students become familiar with the literary elements of fiction text, specifically, how characters evolve through a story. 

After discussing characters and their motives as a class, give students time to answer the worksheet questions individually or together in small groups. The worksheets focus on:

  • Character motives
  • Character challenges
  • Character motives

Because of the personalized nature of the questions, an answer key is not included in this worksheet. 

Ways to Use This Character Analysis Worksheet

This versatile resource can be used in a variety of different ways in your classroom. Why not try some of the suggestions below?

  • Whole-class review (via smartboard)
  • Collaborative group activity
  • Independent practice
  • Homework activity
  • Summative assessment

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the dropdown menu next to the Download button to select between the editable Google Slides or the quick-print PDF version of this resource.


This resource was created by Emily Pate, a teacher in California and a Teach Starter Collaborator. 

Don’t stop there! We’ve got more reading comprehension activities we know your students will love:  

Image of Story Ideas - Character, Setting, and Complication Cards

teaching resource

Story Ideas - Character, Setting, and Complication Cards

A fun way to help your reluctant writers choose something to write about.

Teach Starter Publishing9 pagesGrades: 2 - 6
Image of Novel Study – Character Map Worksheet

teaching resource

Novel Study – Character Map Worksheet

Explore and analyze the characters in your class novel with this set of three worksheets.

Teach Starter Publishing3 pagesGrades: 4 - 5

0 Comments

Write a review to help other teachers and parents like yourself. If you'd like to request a change to this resource, or report an error, select the corresponding tab above.

Log in to comment

You may also like