Personality Traits in Spanish – Bilingual Word Lists

Identify a character's traits and support each one with evidence drawn from the text.

Distinguish character traits (personality) from physical traits (appearance) using the correct term in English and Spanish.

Translate character and physical-trait vocabulary between English and Spanish using the provided word lists.

Introduce the organizer with a read-aloud, brainstorm traits as a class on an anchor chart, then have students complete the organizer independently or in pairs, following the lesson-introduction page.

Laminate or slip the word-list pages into plastic sleeves so students can keep them as a running reference during independent writing and class discussion.

Model the graphic organizer with the class using the completed sample before assigning students their own book and character.

Character analysis — students select three traits for a book character and cite textual evidence explaining how the character demonstrates each one, as modeled in the Esperanza Rising sample.

Bilingual vocabulary acquisition — students learn paired English-Spanish terms for personality traits (brave/valiente) and physical descriptors (hair/pelo, eyes/ojos).

Synonym recognition — students connect a core trait word to related synonyms, such as linking happy to cheerful, joyful, and content.