Saturday, September 6, 2008

Your character did what?!

Authors reveal, or show, the traits of their characters in several ways.  This week we're going to explore how the author of the book you're reading shows the nature of the main character through his or her actions
What a character does tells the reader a lot about him or her.  For example, the author may not say that a character is honest, but reveals it when the character finds and returns a lost wallet even though he desperately needs money.
Think about the book you're reading and use this template for this week's blog:

In the book ____(title)____ when ____(name of main character)________(tell what he or she does)____ , I know that he/she is ____(give character trait)____.

For example, using the book that I am reading I would write:

In the book Water for Elephants when Jacob feels badly and goes off by himself after shooting one of the circus horses, I know that he is tenderhearted.  

37 comments:

Anonymous said...

in the series of unfortunate events, the slippery slope, when Violet uses her invention to help save here brother and sisters lives,Violet is very clever.

Anonymous said...

in the book Clementine, Clementine shaves her head bald for another friend so that other person doesn't feel bad,i know that she is very genourus.

Anonymous said...

In shipreck Lyssa is trying to find a mystery of who recked the ship with her brothers and her sister.Lyssa is very courious.

Anonymous said...

In the book Hitler's Canary when Bamse distracts the German solders so that is brother can get a German gun,I know that he is scared.

Anonymous said...

In my book sign of the beaver. Matt is caring cause this guy comes out of nowhere and Matt lets him come in. Gives him food and he is starving. CARING

Anonymous said...

In Viking It and liking it Joe does not blame Fred of getting them warped into thousands of years ago . The trait is Joe did not blame Fred for doing something he did not know he did.

Anonymous said...

In my book the main character is Jared G. and he loves to figer out things. He is curious!!!

Anonymous said...

in the book leepike ridge tom gets taking down the river he is kind of dum becus he jumps off his rotf is donding

Anonymous said...

In my book Phineas L.MacGuire when Phineas uses very big words and talks about the science fair and how he's going to win it, I know that he is scientific.

Anonymous said...

In the book A tratior among the boys beth,eddie,and caroline take down the
boys snow fort and put it on there porch, so I know that they are brave.

Anonymous said...

In the book shades of gray when Will says he is ready to go to the traps by himself , I know that he is confident.

Anonymous said...

In the book On The Court With Grant Hill when Grant goes through his four years of collage basketball for Duke,I know that he is very active in sports.

Anonymous said...

In the book Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out Of A Tree when Colleen wrights a fake note about Laura going to the basketball game after school to perform a dance recital.So instead of going to the ski trip with Emma-jean she went to the basketball game and no one was their.I think that Colleen is angry with Laura.

Anonymous said...

In the book skylark when lottie
walked along the dry prairie grass she was feeling good a wisleying.

Anonymous said...

In this book Judy Moody Saves The World when she steals her moms and dads things so she can get rid of of them because the teacher said to start reusing or resicle things
Judy stay up in the tree for a few hours because Judy let her brother's frog go loose because of what her teacher said that she is always in moods and is very unkind.

Anonymous said...

In the book Terror when Mr. Wedderburn goes out and buys an orchid because he collects these orchids, I know that he is loving and that he is also caring.

Anonymous said...

i forgot to tell you that she is also very active.

Anonymous said...

In Kidnapped Meg is sitting on the ground and somebody says that she cant hit the baseball and that made her mad so,she got up and hit the ball and it hit the flag pole and knocked it down and that's how i now that she's mad.

Anonymous said...

In the book What Happend at Midnight, Joe runs after a man that is looking in their car. They run into the woods and Joe gets kiddnaped. When he does that i know that he is couragis.

Anonymous said...

in the book MACBETH MACBETH is a king who is in love with a girl he is a hero to me

Anonymous said...

In the book Clementine when Margaret cut the glue out of her hair she cut a little more than she expected I know that Margaret had to be scared and mad because she had beautiful hair and now the whole left side is gone.

Anonymous said...

In my book Cowboy Goast there is a boy that is named Micha. Micha heres a noise in the barn Micha goes to the barn. he thank that it is a goast. I know that Micha is curious about what is in the barn.

Anonymous said...

In the book Kidnapped when Meg got kidnapped from mickey mouse she tired to beat mickey mouse up but she couldn't,I know that she is adventeres because she looked all over the place one night.

Anonymous said...

In the book captain underpants when captain underpants saves the world, I know that he is good hearted

Anonymous said...

In the book heat when Michael was trying to strike out every body ,I know he was determined

Anonymous said...

In the book In Search for Mockingbird .There is a girl named Scout (Erin) gets a diary from her dad that was her mothers.She goes on an adventure to go see a writer alone.She is very adventurous and brave because she goes out on this trip by herself and catches rides with strangers.I think that she is very brave.

Anonymous said...

In a rose for Melinda,Melinda asked belay to email jess to tell him that she isn't in Washington DC ,I know that she is nice.

Anonymous said...

in the series of books that I'm reading Kathleen's story she pushes people to work hard on things and she is very outgoing and thats my opinion on Kathleen.

Anonymous said...

In the book The School Story when Natalie goes on the bus home with her mom she asks her mom hard day and her mom says yea with a tired mood! Her mom was like that because she makes books and she needs to make more books for school but she don't know what to do. So Natalie wants to make a book and help her mom. Natalie's friend thinks she should help her mom and that she might get famous because she loves to write and read. She don't want to do it but i know she should help her mom even doe she don't like to! she's really helpful!

Anonymous said...

In the book Telling Christina goodbye
this girl Christina i think that Christina was a nice because Christina helps out people that can't
take care of there life's eney more so thats what makes me belive that Christina is nice perison.

Anonymous said...

In Captain Underpants and the wicked wedgie woman Captain Underpants is the main charicter and Captain Underpants is diturmined that he will win because he isn't giving up against fighting wedgie woman

Anonymous said...

In my book The lost boy a poor young boy named David Pleazer is fighting in court against his abusive mother. When he does this I know that he is nervous.

Anonymous said...

1. In the book Hannah Moatana when Milly went to the party with out Lilly and than came sight back I know that Milly was a great friend.

Anonymous said...

in my book the face on the milk carton janie thinks she has been kidnap and now 15 and ready for her license she is just finding this out and to top it all off she had her first kiss and i would say that she is confussed and scared.

Anonymous said...

in the book (i got an f in lunch) theres this girl named addise willson and when shes around jenny she acts really different because her friends are around her, so I know that she is being mean and unfair.

Anonymous said...

my caretre did a rays to help his grandad and th mayd me thayk he is a vary good persun

Anonymous said...

Shane when Shane goes in a little town he trys 2 help people but he helps so bad people i know that he is a good person because he dose his best not 2 get in trouble but some how hes dose and he hates that.