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Middle school students not only read roles. They are investigating their motivations, decisions and how the whole story grows. They study how events shape the development of characters and consider positive and negative traits, often comparing characters to each other in stories. When they studied these characteristics in ELA activities, they also began to apply them to personal role education.
Sometimes, finding words with exact characteristics can be challenging. A list of examples of personality traits for eighth graders can often help them analyze novels more clearly. Tools like graphic organizers and word lists add to the fun and make the whole adventure more exciting.
Key examples of identifying personality traits in eighth grade novels
In the novel Giver Through Lois Lowry, students identify Jonas’ curiosity and courage or Fiona’s kindness and obedience and study how these traits shape the character’s growth or stagnation. This analysis helps students understand why some characters develop in the story while others remain unchanged. Provide students with a range of characteristics that make classification simpler and support a deeper discussion of role motivation and actions.
List of differentiated personality trait adjectives
Bookshelf by Britty
Through a differentiated list of personality traits, combine personality traits with vocabulary growth. With three different lists, these words can help your students think more deeply about the role.
Interactive character analysis poster 100 personality traits and organizers
Joanne Miller
Standard: CCSS RL.3.3, 4.3, 5.3
Teachers can access 100 personality trait posters to help students discuss different traits they notice in the novel’s characters with matching organizers. The bundle also includes editable personality trait posters for your new research.
Explain the emotional reaction of the character
Characters manage their feelings and experiences in different ways. Sometimes, they may be as optimistic and brave as Auggie Want to know Written by RJ Palacio, or they may respond with fear or selfishness, just like Jonas’s father Giverwho follows the rules without questioning them. The list of emotional traits is broad, but these common traits are found in most eighth grade novels.
- Be understanding
- Full of hope
- Anxious
- dissatisfied
- patient
- Lonely
- hapiness
- Compassionate
- Arrogant
- Insecure
- bias
- Lazy
- Cruel
Discover social personality traits
Connecting with friends, family, and society is deeply rooted in the personalities and prejudices of the characters. For example, loyalty forms the relationship of pony boys in positive and negative ways of grease and SOC outsider Se Hinton. This list includes common social characteristics for eighth graders.
- support
- Shy
- outward
- Protected
- Jealous
- cooperate
- domineering
- respect
- Generous
- Inclusive
- Competitive
- Manipulation
Analyze moral and moral characteristics
The values and choices of moral characters have a strong sense of right and wrong. They show personal integrity in the face of injustice, such as Cassi Thunder, hear my cry By Mildred D. Taylor. On the other side of the coin, immoral characters may act selfishly or deceptively, like Tom Buchanan The Great Gatsbyprioritize your own desires over the well-being of others. Moral characteristics cover both ends of moral and immoral debate.
- Unfair
- responsibility
- betray
- Useless
- courage
- in principle
- Trustworthy
- Selfish
- only
- glory
- Greedy
Identify intellectual role attributes
Characters reveal intellectual traits through learning and pursuing goals. They may start with hasty or impulsive decisions, such as Brian ax Written by Gary Paulsen, but grew up to show problem solving and wit. Many eighth grade stories provide similar examples of character intelligence growth.
- Curious
- Decide
- resourceful
- Smart
- Imagination
- Firm
- Ambitious
- creativity
- impulse
- Fustrate
- Persevere
- Shortsighted
- forgetful
- Childish
Classify personality traits in eighth grade using graphic organizers
Examples of character traits help students recognize what they are looking for in the book, while graphic organizers support a deeper analysis of the traits in the novel. These resources are consistent with the eighth grade of the CCSS reading standard, which requires citing textual evidence, analyzing role development and considering perspectives.
Role traits can also be linked to CCSS writing standards for eighth grade CCSS, where students apply their understanding in their written work. This makes it easy for them to incorporate them into your middle school writing skills schedule!
Character Features Graphic Organizer
By Jadyn Thone
This resource includes 16 different role profile worksheets to help students analyze roles and include blank drawing space. Various templates are designed to satisfy different learning methods.
Characterization (stealing) Characteristic Characteristic Analysis | Course and Graphic Organizer
By simply teaching
Standard: CCSS RL.5.1, 6.1, 7.1
In addition to three different graphic organizers, this resource includes a mini lesson and a list of common personality traits. It also has characterized comment pages and interactive foldable notebooks.
Lovin’s character ignited
Lovin ignites
The bundle provides teachers with 18 different graphic organizers and differentiated worksheets for three grades. You can also access teacher’s notes and four interactive notebook activities.
Reading Comprehension – Role Analysis (New Research)
J Shannon literacy
Deep in-depth research on your role analysis research with a comprehensive graphic organizer bundle. In addition to the new research coverage, you can also get protagonist and antagonist analysis, character tracer and quote analysis. There is also a piece of paper to explore character changes.
Access examples of access to eighth grade features
Like the students at school, there are various shapes and sizes in the books you read with eighth graders. Examples of personality traits provide students with a starting point for analysis and exploration. These resources, along with other secondary literature resources from TPT and other resources from TPT, help students gain a deeper understanding of why the author creates the story.
