1. Whole Group Characterization Activity
Directions: Look for examples that help characterize Miss Strangeworth. Fill in the table below with qualities and quotes that give some insight into the type of person that Miss Strangeworth is.
Indirect/Direct
Characteristic
Quote with page number that proves it.
1. arrogant, thinks she’s better than others
“… and she sometimes found herself thinking that the town belonged to her. (page 174) 2. 3. 4. 5.

2. Whole Group Characterization Activity
Directions: Look for examples that help characterize Miss Strangeworth. Fill in the table below with qualities and quotes that give some insight into the type of person that Miss Strangeworth is.
Indirect/Direct
Characteristic
Quote with page number that proves it.
1. arrogant, thinks she’s better than others
“… and she sometimes found herself thinking that the town belonged to her. (page 174) 2. 3. 4. 5.

3. DI Group 1 Draw Conclusions About Motivation
The narrator offers more than one reason for Miss Strangeworth’s secret activity. What would you conclude is her main motivation for writing the letters? Use a graphic organizer like the one shown to record your answer. Main Motivation______________________
Evidence From Text
Conclusion

4. DI Group 2 Methods of Characterization:
Examine the methods of characterization the author uses to create the character of Miss Strangeworth. Next to each example from the story, first tell what the example reveals about her character. Next, identify the method of characterization the author uses: descriptions of physical appearance, character’s actions, character’s thoughts, character’s speech, reactions of other characters, direct comments by the narrator. The first one has been done for you.
What the story says?
What it tells about her?
Method of Characterization
She walked daintily
Knew everyone in town
Thinks the town belongs
To her
Doesn’t sign her letters
and mails them secretly
Children in town treat
her respectfully

5. DI GROUP 3 What type of character is it?
Step1: Identify who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist in the story? Prove it with facts from the text.
Step 2: Identify 4 characters.
Character
Dynamic or Static?
Character Traits that prove it.

6. DI GROUP 4 Accelerated Reader
Step1: Identify who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist in the story? Prove it with facts from the text.
Step 2: Identify 2 characters.
Character
Dynamic or Static?
Character Traits that prove it.