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✨#20 Character Traits

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LESSON REVIEW:

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.

Listen to the chapter and try to fing something that shows us who Dorothy is.

Chapter 8:

WORKSHEET DIRECTIONS:

Goal:
To discover what kind of person Dorothy is by looking at what she says, what she does, and what she thinks.

Below is a list of some common character traits:
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Which habit of character does Dorothy Vaughan show?

Dorothy shows...

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Give me YOUR thoughts!

What is your Claim Statement:

I think that Dorothy shows ___________ character trait because...

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Where's the PROOF?!?!

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!

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Add it all together!

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 _____.

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Homework - Text Dependent Questions

ALL answers can be found by listening to the chapter :)

Chapter 8:
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How was Dorothy taking a chance by signing a lease on an apartment?

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How did the end of World War II show that there was NOT any progress in racial discrimination?