Character Traits

This character analysis worksheet is designed for Grades 3-5 and helps students explore how E. B. White develops characters through actions, dialogue, and behavior in Charlotte’s Web. Using a structured chart, students identify two character traits for each major character (such as Wilbur, Charlotte, Fern, Templeton, or Avery) and then provide text evidence-a quote, action, or specific event-to support each trait.

By requiring evidence alongside traits, the activity moves students beyond opinion and into text-based analysis, reinforcing close reading and careful thinking about how authors reveal personality.

Learning Goals

• Character Analysis (Elementary ELA) – Identify and explain character traits
• Citing Textual Evidence – Support ideas with details from the text
• Key Ideas & Details – Analyze how actions and words reveal character
• Critical Thinking & Interpretation – Make justified inferences about motivation and development

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Aligned with upper elementary ELA standards
• Clear Chart Format – Helps students organize traits and evidence clearly
• Builds Evidence-Based Habits – Reinforces the expectation of “prove it from the text”
• Deepens Comprehension – Encourages thoughtful rereading and discussion
• Flexible Use – Ideal for guided reading, independent work, assessment, or review
• Low Prep – Print-and-use worksheet with student-friendly prompts

This Character Traits worksheet helps students understand that characters are shaped by what they do, say, and choose, not just labels. By pairing traits with direct evidence from Charlotte’s Web, learners strengthen analytical reading skills, improve writing clarity, and gain a deeper appreciation of how characters grow and contribute to the story.

This worksheet is part of our Charlotte’s Web Worksheets collection.