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Credits
Characters & Settings
By Ruth Martinez
Illustrated by Jasper Cottman
The Weather-Man
Drag and drop the
minor characters
from the reading
passage into the
graphic organizer.
Find the 5 Minor Characters
in the reading passage.
Dr. Jones
Minor Characters
Major Characters
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
No Minor Characters
Settings
A long time ago on Earth,
there was only summer and
winter. Sometimes summer
would last a long time, and
winter would be short.This was
Characters & Settings Digital Lesson
Tools to Engage
and Support
Struggling Readers