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Jots to Thoughts- Character Development - Level 4
Introduction:
o Summarize the story (1-2 sentences; include title of book and author)
o Identify two changes the protagonist went through in the story (1 sentence)
o Briefly introduce text evidence (1-2 sentences)
Body Paragraph #1 (first change):
o Topic sentence
o Text evidence #1 (direct quote or paraphrase)
o Summarize what is happening at this point in the book
o Explain/infer how this evidence supports the character development
o Text evidence #2 (direct quote or paraphrase)
o Summarize what is happening at this point in the book
o Explain/infer how this evidence supports the character development
o Concluding sentence
Body Paragraph #2 (second change):
o Topic sentence
o Text evidence #1 (direct quote or paraphrase)
o Summarize what is happening at this point in the book
o Explain/infer how this evidence supports the character development
o Text evidence #2 (direct quote or paraphrase)
o Summarize what is happening at this point in the book
o Explain/infer how this evidence supports the character development
o Concluding sentence
Body Paragraph #3 (counterclaim):
o Topic sentence
o Identify counterclaim and prove it wrong
o Concluding sentence
Conclusion:
o Restate changes (1 sentence)
o Summarize theme and relate it to the character development (1-2 sentences)
o Final thought/Closing statement (1 sentence)
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Use transition words
Check Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling (CUPS)
Use combination of direct quotes and paraphrases
Include page numbers for all evidence
Use phrases to explain how the author wrote the text to demonstrate character
development
 Do NOT use personal pronouns (I, me, my, we, etc.)