Thinking About Characters - PROMPTS

Thinking About Characters and Jotting about Meaningful Ideas

Use these questions to help you decide what to Stop & Jot about in your Reader’s Notebook). Below each question are some prompts you can used to help you get your Stop & Jots started!

Why do you think your character acts/behaves the way they do?

o I noticed (character) behaves ________________. I think (character) behaves like that because ________________.

What am I realizing about my character’s relationships?

o I’ve noticed (character)’s relationship with ______________ is ____________. I think (character) ________________.

What changes am I noticing in my character? What might be causing the change?

o I’ve noticed that (character) is changing because ____________. I’m starting to think ____________.

What does the author keep bringing up about the character? Why might it be important?

o I notice that the author keeps bringing up _______________. I think the author is trying to show________________.

What does the character yearn for? What obstacles stand in the way?

o I think (character) yearns for_______________. I think this because_______________.

o I think an obstacle (or obstacles) that stand in my character’s way is____________. I think this because __________.