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Planting the Seeds of Character analysis
aCTIvITy 2.4
Learning Targets
• Use knowledge of characterization to write expository literary analysis paragraphs that compare or contrast characters.
• Record textual evidence about characters in a novel and use the evidence to write commentary that explains or analyzes the characters.
Novel Study
In this activity, you will analyze the characters in Walk Two Moons.
1. Skim and scan Chapters 1–4 of Walk Two Moons to find details about the characters and add them to the graphic organizer below. Your double-entry journal may help you locate passages, since you have been noting page numbers. Remember that authors use the following techniques to develop a character:
• character’s appearance
• character’s actions
• what the character says
• what others say about the character
my Notes
Name
Details About Character
Sal
Phoebe
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LearNING STraTeGIeS:
Graphic Organizer, Rereading, Note-taking, Skimming/ Scanning
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