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Name _______________________ INGL 3104 / Walicek 2009-2010, 2nd semester

The Character Sketch: Overview, Guidelines, & Evaluation Overview W!en writin" a c!aracter sketc!, intr#d$ce t!e reader t# a c!aracter t!at is interestin"% &!aracter sketc!es #nl' "ive sna(s!#ts #) (e#(le% *emem+er t!e e,(ressi#n -a "##d (ict$re is w#rt! a t!#$sand w#rds%. Ima"ine a reader w!# !as n#t read t!e st#r'% &!##se a (r#ta"#nist )r#m #ne #) t!e st#ries we !ave read% /#c$s #n a s(eci)ic em#ti#nal #r (s'c!#l#"ical trait #r c!aracteristic and tw# e,am(les #) t!e c!aracter0s acti#ns #r t!#$"!ts% 1# n#t tr' t# write a !ist#r' #) t!e (ers#n% 1# n#t #))er a c#m(lete s$mmar' #) t!e st#r'% Instead, )amiliari2e t!e reader wit! a trait #r c!aracteristic t!at is re(resentative #) t!e (ers#n% Incl$de evidence )r#m t!e st#r' t!at !i"!li"!ts t!e c!aracteristic #r trait and its si"ni)icance% 3#$ s!#$ld als# descri+e s#met!in" (!'sical a+#$t t!e c!aracter, s$c! as !#w t!e (ers#n is dressed #r t!e (lace in w!ic! !e #r s!e lives, e,(lainin" !#w t!at relates t# t!e trait '#$ will descri+e% 4!is will !el( '#$r reader vis$ali2e t!e c!aracter% 1ecide earl' #n w!at kind #) em#ti#nal reacti#n '#$ want t!e reader t# !ave t# t!is (ers#n% 1# '#$ want t!e reader t# see t!e c!aracter as str#n" #r weak5 1# '#$ want t!e reader t# res(ect t!e c!aracter5 1# '#$ want t!e reader t# see !im #r !er as a victim, as a !er#5 Will t!e reader see t!e c!aracter as !ealt!'5 Intelli"ent5 /$nn'5 6tressed5 7#werless5 O+sessed5 1escri+e #ne enc#$nter #r interacti#n in w!ic! t!e c!aracter (artici(ates% 3#$ can, )#r e,am(le, +rie)l' descri+e a c#nversati#n, #r t!e c!aracter0s reacti#n t# a (r#+lem% 4!e sketc! s!#$ld incl$de 8$#tati#ns% 4!ese 8$#tes can +e )r#m t!e c!aracter, an#t!er c!aracter, #r t!e a$t!#r% /#c$s #n details% 3#$r reader s!#$ld !ave a str#n" and clear mental ima"e #) t!e (ers#n% 4!e reader s!#$ld +e a+le t# ima"ine t!in"s n#t e,(licitl' stated, )#r e,am(le, !#w t!e (ers#n talks, res(#nds t# (r#+lems, and w!at is im(#rtant t# !im #r !er% G$idelines 1st (ara"ra(! Intr#d$cti#n 1st sentence is a t#(ic sentence t!at incl$des title #) st#r', a$t!#r, and main idea% 4!e last sentence is a t!esis statement t!at menti#ns t!e c!aracteristic trait% *emem+er t!at a t!esis statement makes an #ri"inal (r#(#sal% 2nd (ara"ra(! 1escri+e (s'c!#l#"ical #r em#ti#nal trait in detail% Incl$de tw# e,am(les t# s$((#rt '#$r descri(ti#n% 3rd (ara"ra(! 1escri+e #ne s(eci)ic enc#$nter, interacti#n, #r (r#+lem as #ne e,am(le% It s!#$ld !i"!li"!t t!e c!aracteristic #r trait% 9ere kee( t!e )#c$s #n t!e te,t% 1# n#t c#mment #n t!e e,am(le% 4t! (ara"ra(! :nal'2e and c#mment #n t!e e,am(le in t!e t!ird (ara"ra(!% 1escri+e t!e im(#rtance #) t!e enc#$nter #r interacti#n; !#w d#es it s!#w t!e trait in acti#n5 W!at is m#st interestin"5 <t! (ara"ra(! O))er '#$r #(ini#n a+#$t t!e c!aracter% 1# n#t c#n)$se t!e a$t!#r and t!e c!aracter% W!at is val$a+le )#r '#$5 W!at will t!is c!aracter teac! #t!er readers5 :d!erence t# "$idelines /#rmat =d#$+le s(ace, indent, ca(itali2ati#n #) titles, names, title #) sketc!> 4#(ic sentence ? t!esis statement 7$nct$ati#n, ca(itali2ati#n, s(ellin", n# c#ntracti#ns &#m(lete sentences @se #) (resent tense t# descri+e (l#t, c!aracter, literat$re 6A: in (resent tense to be, to have; A#ca+$lar' $se #) new w#rds a((r#(riate )#r academic re"$lar ver+s; does B ver+ writin"; transiti#nal w#rds and (!rases 1ata-driven ar"$ment% @se #) e,am(les% Interestin" ? l#"ical ar"$ment; c#m(re!ensi#n #) st#r'

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