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What is he/she like? What are some of his/her most interesting/meaningful/significant personality traits? Why?  \nChoose three traits that your character exhibits throughout the story and create an essay that explains HOW you know these are his/her traits and WHY they are significant to the story (how they complicate the action or how they interact with other characters) .  \nRefer to each section to complete your essay:  \nI. Introduction  \nIntroduce story’s title and author:  \nGive brief background: What is the story about?  \nThesis: In one sentence, state what your character’s traits are and how/why they affect the story/themes/other characters.  \nII. How is this character revealed at the beginning of the story? Use the following questions to  \nA. What is trait 1? Include the adjective you chose to describe your character.  \nB. How do you know? (What do others say about the character? What does the character do? How does the author describe the character?) Be sure to include 2 examples including 1 direct quotation from the book (Explain how the quote illustrates the character trait)  \nC. How does this trait affect the story? (How does this trait help or hurt the character’s relationships with others? Does it help/hurt him/her personally? Does it get him/her into or out of trouble?)  \nD. Why?  \nIII. How does the character develop or change throughout the course of the story?  \nA. What is trait 2? Include the adjective you chose to describe your character.  \nB. How do you know? Consider changes in action, attitudes, beliefs, or self-concept. (What do others say about the character? What does the character do?) Be sure to include 2 examples including 1 direct quotation from the book (Explain how the quote illustrates the character trait)  \nC. How does this trait affect they story? (How does this trait help or hurt the character’s relationships with others? Does it help/hurt him/her personally? Does it get him/her into or out of trouble?)  \nD. Explain why this change is important to the character.  \nIV. Describe the character at the end of the story.  \nA. What is trait 3? Include the adjective you chose to describe your character.  \nB. How do you know? (What do others say about the character? What does the character do?) Be sure to include 2 examples including 1 direct quotation from the book (Explain how the quote illustrateshow or why the character changed or stayed the same.)  \nC. How does this trait affect the story? (How does this trait help or hurt the character’s relationships with others? Does it help/hurt him/her personally? Does it get him/her into or out of trouble?)  \nD. Is the final change for better or worse? Why? If there is no change, is that good or bad for the character?  \nV. Conclusion (You have 2 options here; select only one.)  \n1. Predict what will happen to the character in the future, considering what has been revealed about him or her throughout the story.  \nOR  \n2. Explain what you have learned through the experiences ofthis character and how you feel about what this character has been through.  \nGraphic Organizer:  \nCharacter Analysis Outline  \nI. Introduction  \na. Hook your reader into your paper. Choose an introductory technique.  \nb. Introduce the story and author  \nc. Introduce the character  \nd. Thesis: one sentence opinion statement that your ENTIRE paper will examine.  \nII. Body Paragraph \\#1 topic   \na. CLAIM/Topic Sentence--It must be directly related to the THESIS  \nb. Evidence-Direct or Indirect Quote with page number and/or description from the text (use at least two specific references to the text in each body paragraph)  \n1.  \n2.  \nc. Explanation – How does your evidence/quote clearly relate to your topic and proves your claim? For instance, how does this example from the text show character change or development?  \nII. Body Paragraph \\#2 topic   \na. 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