War Horse
CHAPTER 2
Success Criteria: I can…
• identify main characters in a story
• identify characteristics of main characters
through the things they do and say and
through the way in which they are described
• explain the author’s opinions about his/her
characters
• identify relationships between characters
based on their interactions within the text.
• express an opinion on what I have read
Character Exploration
• What might be the deepest desire?
• What obstacles might the character have in achieving the
desires?
• What would a good/ bad day be like?
• What does an ideal life look like?
• What three experiences from the past affect the present?
• What is the inner wound or inner struggle that worries?
• What is the ugliest/ best side? How is it managed? Does it ever
overtake?
• What makes the character stressed? Bored? Angry? Proud?
Happy? Excited?
• Is there any friction between how the character is described
and how you as the reader see?
Point
What type of
relationship do
they have?
Why might they
consider each
as best friends?
What obstacles
do they have to
their
relationship?
Example
Explanation