Choose a strong character from your novel. In the organizer, analyze how the five factors shape this character’s identity. You will also be taking it a step further by exploring how these same five factors influence and shape your own identity.
Name
Character’s Name:
Your Name:
1. What relationships are important/influential in this person’s life?
List three relationships and give examples from the text, explaining how each relationship shaped the character.
List three relationships and give examples from your life, explaining how each relationship shaped you.
2. What major life experiences/events have played a significant role in the molding of his or her personality?
List two events and give examples from the text, explaining how each event shaped the character.
List two events and give examples from your life, explaining how each event shaped you.
3. How has the environment in which this person has lived affected his or her personality?
List two settings and give examples from the text, explaining how each setting shaped the character.
List two settings and give examples from your life, explaining how each setting shaped you.
4. What are the actions of other characters that affected the major character?
List three actions of other characters and give examples from the text, explaining how each action shaped the character.
List three actions of other people in your life and give examples, explaining how each action shaped you.
5. What lesson did this person learn? How did he/she change?
Give one example of a life lesson this character learned.
Give one example of a life lesson you have learned.
(100 points for who answers)