Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Characters

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Activity Overview

In this activity, students should depict the characters of the story, paying close attention to the physical and character traits of both major and minor characters. Students should provide detailed information regarding the character’s actions and how they influence other characters. In addition, students can identify how the main character changed over time.

Characters included in the character map are:


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Student Instructions

Create a character map for the major characters.


  1. Identify the major characters in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and type their names into the different title boxes. Add and copy cells as needed.
  2. Choose a Storyboard That character to represent each of the book characters.
    • Select colors and a pose appropriate to story and character traits.
  3. Choose a scene or background that makes sense for the character.
  4. Fill in the text boxes for Physical/Character Traits, How does this character change over time?, and What challenges does this character face?.


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