Language Arts Character Traits

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I had the opportunity to teach a lesson on Character Traits. I used the idea of horoscopes to stimulate,  extend and enhance the lesson.

The students used their current novels, chose 3 character traits to support their choices and presented to the class. 

Students read their novels and continued to focus on learning about their characters.

~Resources to support the lesson

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Carol Mortensen

Carol Mortensen has nearly twenty-three years of educational experience. She began as a substitute teacher as she worked toward her degree. Upon graduation, Carol began teaching middle school Math and Algebra I and served as the technology liaison for her campus. She served as a teacher for 16 years and was lucky to have taught at Hillcrest Middle School, a 1:1 campus where every student  was issued a laptop computer.  She also worked as an Instructional Technology Trainer for her district providing training and technology integration support for campus and district staff, faculty and administrators.

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