Making Inferences about Character

I collected personal responses and handed back those that were given to me last class.

We talked about how to make quality inferences about characters.  We need to look for patterns, or trends, in behaviour, speech and/or thought in order to make inferences that are truly accurate and plausible.  The more support we can provide for an inference, the stronger an inference it is.

Students met in Literature Circles to discuss the next chunk of their book.  They chose the next chunk, to be completed for the first week back to school.

Then, students began a Character Analysis Assignment.  The assignment is as follows:
 - list 4 to 6 traits to describe your character's personality (any main character is acceptable)
 - provide evidence in support of each trait

Your mark for this assignment will be based upon the accuracy and insight of your inferences, and the quality and depth of your evidence.