Character Counts!

Looking at your list of character traits and people, circle the three

individuals that you feel you could write the most about.

These could be the three people you know the best or the three people that first popped in to your mind when you

completed the assignment

In your writing notebook, write down the names of the three people you are considering and the character trait you associate with themUnderneath each name, write down at

least two specific examples of how that person demonstrates the trait

If you cannot think of at least two, do not choose this person to write about!

Now that you have narrowed it down to three people, turn to a partner and tell him/her briefly about your choices. Also, ask which person they feel you have the most information about!

You now need to narrow you topic down to one person and one character trait. Remember, you will be focusing on this individual for you whole essay, so choose wisely!!!

On a new sheet of paper, put the individual’s name and character trait at the top.

PrewriteCreate a prewrite using either an outline,

columns, or bubble clusterThe center topic should be your individual’s name

and the character trait.The 2 subtopics should be the two distinctive

ways this individual shows the character trait--it works best if these subtopics are general categories!

The 2-3 concrete details per subtopic--these should be specific events!

Thesis statement

You have two options with your thesis statement: general or specificEx: Greg is the most unorganized person

known!Ex: Greg is not organized because his room

is a pigsty, his backpack is a mess, and he just barely gets to the bus stop on time.

Introduction

HookIntroduce individual: give name,

brief physical description, how you know him/her

Thesis statement

Body Paragraphs 2 & 3

I. Topic sentenceII. Concrete detail #1III. CommentaryIV. CommentaryV. Concrete detail #2VI. CommentaryVII. CommentaryVIII. Concluding sentence, transition

Conclusion

Reconnect to hookRestate thesis in new vocabularyExplain significance of individual in

your life