In today's lesson, we are talking about CHARACTERIZATION, and CHARACTER TRAITS.
Character traits are things that a character does, says, or thinks that lets us know what kind of person they are.
Watch the video below (we also watched it in class) to get a better idea of how authors can show who a character is.
Which habit of character does Dorothy Vaughan show?
Dorothy shows...
What is your Claim Statement:
I think that Dorothy shows ___________ character trait because...
What evidence do you have to back-up your idea?
Please give me ONE quotes from Hidden Figures.
Quote format:
"borrowed words from the text" (page #, Hidden Figures).
You can ALSO CIRCLE a quote that proves your point!
Please give me ONE reasons you think that you are correct in your characterization of Dorothy.
Sentence Frames:
I think that Dorothy shows ______ character trait because ______. You can see in the book where it says _____.
ALL answers can be found by listening to the chapter :)
Chapter 8:

