


How does Grace act or behave in the book?.What do you notice about Grace? (For example, Grace LOVES stories.).The following questions may be helpful as you think about Grace’s character traits:

As you read along, think about Grace’s internal and external character traits. Next, read along and listen to Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman (produced by Dallas Reading Plan and Dallas Schools Television (below). Watch the Character Traits and Character Development Lesson (Susan McGannon) and Character Traits in Stories (Mometrix) videos below to learn about internal and external character traits: In this lesson, you will explore the main character by studying character traits, using graphic organizers, and reading Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman. External character traits are things that can be observed on the outside of the character.Internal character traits are thoughts and feelings that happen inside the character.In order to understand or compare yourself to a character in a book or story, it’s important to understand character traits.Ĭharacter traits are adjectives that describe a person or character. Watch the book trailer for David, Mary Hoffman's most recent novel. Mary is also the editor of a review magazine Armadillo for kids. In total, she has written over 80 books, including the aforementioned Stravaganza series and the bestselling picture book, Amazing Grace. She is a true enthusiast of Italy and spends a lot of her time there, which shows in her Stravaganza novels: a series currently in publication. Mary Hoffman is a bestselling British author and reviewer, born in 1945. Watch the book trailer for David, Mary Hoffman's most recent novel See also works published under Mary Lassiter

See also works published under Mary Lassiter Mary Hoffman is a bestselling British author and reviewer, born in 1945.
