Character 3 - Short Answer Exercise: Character Description

Literary Core Skill:

Describe the characters in various titles.
Resources: Socratic List 3a – 3k; TC Syllabus section 4

Element of Fiction:

Character

Assignment Type:

Short Answer Exercise

Description:

This worksheet asks for a sentence- or paragraph-length description of a single character(s) in the current title.

Grading Rubric:

Grading rubric: Equal parts credit for a) clean grammar/syntax/punctuation, b) plausibility, and c) reference to the text. Paragraph- and page-length answers may also be graded on the 5-fold rubric, which is explained here.

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