Sequella H. Coleman
Part I: Complete the chart for the main character in each novel.
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EFFECT ON CHARACTER
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Part II: Answer the following question in complete sentences.
1. Describe how the setting (story location) is important to each story.
2. Could Miguel have lived in Gerald's neighborhood? Why or why not? Use story details to explain your answers.
3. Name two similarities between each setting.
4. In which setting would you most like to live and why?
CHARACTERIZATION
Characters, the people discussed in books, are the driving force of any story. A work centers around one or more important people who are called main characters. The minor characters help to keep the plot moving forward. Characterization is the way a writer creates and develops a character through words and actions, through descriptions of the character and through what the other characters say about that character. The discussions in the sixth grade text regarding characterization cover in detail the idea of inferring character traits. This idea is shown in the following lesson plan.