Poisonwood Bible Character Notes
Character chosen: by Monday 10/21
Notes submitted: Thursday 11/6 (50 points)
In-class Character Essay: Wednesday 11/13 (100 points)
1) For this assignment you are to present 4 – 6 pages
of typed notes (double-spaced) focused on one of
the Price sisters. These notes can consist of direct
quotations by the character, observations made by
other characters, references to specific events,
your own personal insights, or relevant notes
taken from outside sources like a concordance or
encyclopedia.
2) These notes should be grouped by topic and
probably need to move chronologically within a
section if possible. They do not need to be written
in complete sentences and can be bulleted lists.
When copying a quote from the text, be sure to
write the page number or numbers correctly. Uses
ellipses (…) when omitting words from the middle
of quotations. So that I can understand your page
of notes, you should avoid over-using ellipses,
however.
3) Here are some topics you may want to touch on:
info on her given name/African name; major
incidents which are crucial to her story; what she
carried in or out of Africa; what she learned from
Africa/how she changed; her views on religion and
how they did or did not change; biblical allusions
which pertain to her; comments from other
characters about her.
GRADING CRITERIA
1) Completeness: Have you combed through the text
in a thorough manner?
2) Focus: Have you grouped the notes in a way that
allows you to see patterns or form insights from
the novel?
3) Originality and insight: Do you present your
information with flair, insight, or creativity?
4) Literal accuracy: Have you demonstrated
comprehension of the entire novel?
5) Mechanics: Is spelling, punctuation, sentence
structure and grammar correct?
GRADING
Superb, above and beyond: 45- 50 points (A)
Good, a solid effort: 40 – 45 points (B)
Satisfactory, meets the criteria: 35 – 40 points (C)
Unsatisfactory, does not meet criteria: 30-35 points (D)
WHILE YOU ARE READING, HAVE POST-IT FLAGS
HANDY TO MARK PASSAGES.
YOU WILL PROBABLY END UP WITH MORE QUOTES
MARKED THAN YOU WILL NEED FOR YOUR
ASSIGNMENT.
BUT AT LEAST YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO GO BACK
AND REREAD WHOLE CHAPTERS TO FIND WHAT YOU
WANT.