ENG1P – Character Sketch Assignment To finish our first unit we will be brainstorming, planning and writing a character sketch based on one of the main characters from the short stories we have read. Since we have already completed an argument paragraph (basically the same structure) this should be an assignment where we can all perform very well. Step 1: Choose a story and character. The character can be from any of the stories we have read (“Gore”, “Priscilla and the Wimps”, “Lamb to the Slaughter”, or “T aste of Melon”). Story: _________________ Character: ______________________ Step 2: Fill out the brainstorming sheet on the back of this page. Choose your two best character traits. The structure for your character sketch is the same as your argument paragraph: 1. Topic Sentence Example: Dayna from the short story “The Shower” is a very organized person. {Character Name} from the short story {Story Name} is a very {character trait} person. 2. Expansion Sentence Example: Dayna shows that she is an organized person when she plans a party and runs a fashion show. {Character Name} shows that he/she is a {character trait} person when he/she {Example #1} and {Example #2} 3. Proof #1: Context, Lead in, Quotation, Analysis Example: Dayna first shows her organizational skills when she is able to plan and arrange thirty people to come to her house for a surprise baby shower. While at the shower, Dayna’s friend Erica says, “I can’t believe she was able to put all of this together herself. Getting all of the food, the decorations and the games together must have been very difficult” (Home 12). When Erica expresses her surprise that Dayna was able to get all of the things at the party together on her own, it shows how organized Dayna is. Dayna would have to work hard to plan her time before the party to send out invitations, decorate the house, and prepare all of the food. All of these tasks would take time and planning to make sure they were all done before the guests arrived. Being able to arrange all of these elements demonstrates how Dayna is an organized character. 4. Proof #2: Context, Lead in, Quotation, Analysis Remember to lead into your second example with a transition word. A good example of a transition that would link this example argument would be: Another example of when Dayna demonstrates her organizational skills is when she runs a charity fashion show… 5. Concluding Sentence Example: Therefore, Dayna is a very organized person because she can plan both a surprise party and a fashion show on her own. {Transition word,} {Character Name} is a {character trait} character when he/she {Example #1} and {Example #2} This assignment will be due: _______________________________ Character Sketch Brainstorming Sheet Character: ________________________ Possible Character Traits (list as many as you can think of): Choose your two best traits. Trait #1: ___________________ Trait #2: _______________________ Now find quotations from the story that prove your character trait. You need two per trait! You may want to use the quotations from your double journal entries here. Make sure to copy down the author’s last name and page number just like in the example. Trait #1 Quotation #1: _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ ( ) Trait #1 Quotation #2: _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________( ) Trait #2 Quotation #1: _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________( ) Trait #2 Quotation #2: _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________( ) Character Sketch Planning Sheet Topic Sentence: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Expansion Sentence: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Context for Quotation #1: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Quotation #1: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ ( ) Analysis: (How/Why does it prove the character trait): ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Transition word used: _______________________ Context for Quotation #2: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Quotation #2: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ ( ) Analysis: (How/Why does it prove the character trait): ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Concluding Sentence: (Remember to use a transition word to begin) ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________