Wanted Poster (Editable in Google Slides)

- Grades
- Grades 3–8, Elementary, Middle School
- File type
- Google Slide
- Editable
- Yes
- Subject
- ELA, Writing, Creative Writing
- Topic
- wanted, poster
- Resource types
- Presentations, Teacher Tools
- Editable
- Yes
About this resource
What's inside this resource
This is a fun WANTED poster is perfect for a Western Themed classroom. Use it to follow the theme in your class, or have your students design and write a wanted poster for a villain in the novel you are reading. This handout is great for short stories! You can print these out and use it in a traditional way or allow your students to complete this Wanted Poster on a Chromebook, iPad or any other BYOD. This worksheets come on an editable Google Slide!
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Describe a character's physical and personal traits using specific details drawn from the text.
Cite basic bibliographic information about a novel or story -- title, author, and genre.
Write a short summary connecting the profiled character to the story's events.
Teaching tips
Delete the unused style slides from your own copy before sharing with students, per the file's own setup guide, so students see only the one layout you've chosen.
Set student sharing permission to view-only on the digital version so the master template stays intact for reuse with future classes.
Pair this with a novel or short story unit, using the poster as a post-reading character-analysis task for a story's antagonist or villain.
Skills covered
Character trait description -- students list physical and personal characteristics for a chosen character, drawing on text details.
Bibliographic citation -- students record a story's title, author, and genre.
Summary writing -- students write a short synopsis connecting the character to the story's events.
Digital tool use -- students complete an editable Google Slides template, choosing between typed digital entry and a printed version.
Good to know
Questions teachers ask about this resource
Can this be used with a short story instead of a novel?
Yes -- the template's own usage notes call it a good fit for short stories as well as full novels.
How is the poster typically completed?
Either digitally, by typing directly into the shared Google Slide on a Chromebook or similar device, or on paper, by printing the chosen style.
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
character analysis
creative writing
novel study
digital template
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