Christmas Character Assignment - Gifts for Short Story or Novel Characters
This Christmas character assignment is a creative way to help students think more deeply about characterization while still embracing the holiday season. After reading any fictional short story or novel, students choose meaningful gifts for a main character and explain why those gifts fit with clear evidence from the text. Students have to think about the character’s personality, struggles, motivations, relationships, and growth before deciding what would truly suit them. This creative Christmas character assignment is fun and engaging, but it still requires thoughtful analysis and close reading.
This is included in our discounted holiday bundle:
→ Christmas Reading & Writing Bundle
Included In This Christmas Character Assignment:
➡️ Christmas Gift Student Graphic Organizer: This two page graphic organizer clearly outlines the task and walk students through the planning process. Students list the gifts they’ve chosen for their character and write a detailed explanation for each one. They must explain how the gift connects to specific character traits, important plot events, internal conflicts, or themes in the story.
➡️ Christmas Gift Assignment Rubric: The included rubric makes grading quick and easy. It outlines expectations for strong explanations, clear use of text evidence, organization of ideas, and writing conventions. Students know exactly what is required, and you can assess both their creativity and their understanding of the character with confidence.
What Teachers Are Saying About This Christmas Character Assignment:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I loved this holiday activity, and was able to use it in both my 7th and 8th grade classes. My students were highly engaged, and I was able to use it alongside their novel studies respectively. This can be used with any characters, and the students are sure to enjoy!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a great activity to use with my students right before the break. It fun for them to do a Christmas activity and relate it to the texts that we have read in class.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It was a creative way to engage students in writing. It made the day before Christmas Break engaging and fun.
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