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Seedfolks - Character Assignment - English

Seedfolks – Character Assignment – English 7

Instructions: Each chapter in Seedfolks is written from the perspective of a different character. On your piece of paper

that has been divided into squares, you will keep track of each of the 13 characters by collecting this information:

1. Character’s name

from the text in quotation marks and tell me what type

of figurative language it is.

2. Where is the character from originally?

7. A “moral of the story” or a “lesson that you

3. Contribution to the garden

learned”—consider: what does it mean, why does the

author include this character, what do they add to the

4. Character traits (adjectives to describe the character,

story, what is the author telling us, what do you find

you need at least 4)

interesting, etc.

5. Tone of the writing (use tone chart to help you, you

8. A direct quote from the chapter that supports your

need at least 4 tone words)

idea in number 7. We call this “textual evidence.” It

6. One example of figurative language from the text

proves your point. You will put this in quotation marks.

(simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom,

9. Small picture of the character—don’t just copy the

alliteration or hyperbole). You will put the example

picture in the book—use textual evidence to draw your

picture.

Grading: You will turn this in when we finish reading the novel. I will grade this on effort and quality, particularly

numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. I will take points off for spelling/capitalization errors. This will be worth 50 points.

Seedfolks - Character Assignment - English