Personification and Characters Lesson

Personification and Characters Lesson

How do actors bring object characters to life? Designed for students in fourth grade, this lesson helps students move from body object imitation into acting out full dramas with object characters. This challenging lesson helps students practice concentration, transformation and full use of their body and voice. It also provides a great opportunity to integrate Language Arts by identifying and discussing personification in a written text. 

Grade Level

CONCEPT/SKILL

  • 3 Drama Tools
  • Body
  • Character
  • Characterization
  • Collaboration
  • Concentration
  • Cooperation
  • Imagination
  • Mind
  • Movement
  • Personification
  • Planning
  • Practicing
  • Story Elements
  • Teamwork
  • Voice
  • Voice Expression

INTEGRATION IDEAS

  • Collaboration
  • Language Arts
  • Personification
  • Plot
  • Story Elements
  • Teamwork

ROOM SETUP

  • Open