Character Analysis Chart

Introductory character chart activity page. This page asks a few questions to prompt students to begin thinking about characterization. Begin a story and have the students pick a character, then have them begin filling out the character chart. If needed, further elaborate on the questions that ask about class and power. What does power look like? What does it mean for one character to have more agency over another? Does class influence character motivations?

I used this for my Dramatic Literature class (10-12th grade) after reading Act 1 of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. They could choose between Lane, Lady Bracknell, Gwendolen, Algernon, and Jack. It took us about 20 minutes, can take longer if you give them coloring supplies and they get excited about the drawing, or if you have them include quotes to support every answer. You can also stretch it out by having them share their page with the class, or split them up into table groups and have them share among themselves.