1. 2nd Grade Reading Units of Study #3
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.

2. choose a character to study from books
Readers
choose a character to study from books
that are
“Just Right”.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Teaching Point 1

3. describe the main character by visualizing
Readers
describe the main character by visualizing
what he/she looks like.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Teaching Point 2

4. Readers find out what a character thinks and feels by looking at what the character
says and does.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books
Teaching Point 3.

5. Readers use a post-it note to jot down what they have learned about a character.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Teaching Point 4

6. Happy Halloween!
Readers enjoy the holidays because they get to read some of their favorite holiday stories:>
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Teaching Point 5 - Buffer Day

7. Readers use post-it notes to mark and retell big ideas
about their
character’s life.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Tea ching Point 6

8. Readers make personal connections with the main character.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Teaching Point 7

9. Partners
think ahead and come prepared to talk about their character and to listen.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Teaching Point 8

10. Readers
make predictions about the characters in their books by using story clues and what they know about life.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Teaching Point 9

11. Readers
gather evidence about their ideas by marking places in the text where the character’s actions or words support their idea.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Teaching Point 10

12. to help grow conversations.
Partners
learn phrases
to help grow conversations.
I noticed…
One thing I pictured was…
It reminded me of…
I like the part in which…
I didn’t like…
I wonder why…
What would have happened it…
I was surprised to see…
I didn’t understand…
It wasn’t fair when…
My idea changed when…
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Teaching Point 11

13. ask questions to grow their conversations.
Partners
ask questions to grow their conversations.
Why do you think that?
Can you show me that part?
Why did that happen?
Why is that important?
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Teaching Point 12

14. Readers
make inferences by using clues in the story, pictures, and what they already know to figure out what the author didn’t tell them.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books
Teaching Point 13.

15. notice when characters change
Readers
notice when characters change
by noticing when a character acts differently than before.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books
Teaching Point 14.

16. Readers sometimes revise their ideas about their characters by noticing new and/or contradicting evidence in the text.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Teaching point 15

17. Partners talk about how characters are alike and different by finding evidence together.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books
Teaching Point 16.

18. show they understand their stories by using
Readers
show they understand their stories by using
a smooth reading voice.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Teaching Point 17

19. Prepare for a Reading Celebration!
Back Cover
Write a short
description of
your character.
FFront Cover
Illustrate the book with a picture of the
Main character.
Make sure you put the Title and Author.
Include your name for the illustration.
Inside the cover…
List all the reading strategies you used during this character study.
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books
Evaluation.

20. Celebrate your “Reading Growth” by sharing your booklet with a classmate, buddy, parent,
or friend!!
2nd Grade Reading Unit of Study 3 –
Readers Think About the Characters in their Books.
Celebration – Unit 3