Character Change

In the beginning of the story "Crash," Crash bullies his neighbor, Penn Webb, and gets angry at Jane Forbes, who he has a crush on. Towards the end of the story, he stands up to Mike, a person who used to be his friend at the beginning. He does this by defending Penn from Mike's bullying ,and even thinks aloud about whether the name “Crash” fits him anymore, since he’s started to be much kinder.

Based on the summary above, in the begging Crash teases Penn, but in the end he is

• still mean toward Penn

• friendly towards Mike

• friendly towards Penn

• selfish and all for himself.

In the beginning of the story "Crash," Crash bullies his neighbor, Penn Webb, and gets angry at Jane Forbes, who he has a crush on. Towards the end of the story, he stands up to Mike, a person who used to be his friend at the beginning. He does this by defending Penn from Mike's bullying ,and even thinks aloud about whether the name “Crash” fits him anymore, since he’s started to be much kinder.

Based on the summary above, how does Crash change in the story, "Crash?"

• He goes from being kind and caring to egocentric and selfish.

• He goes from being a selfish, egocentric bully, to kind and thoughtful.

• He doesn't change.

• He changes a lot.

The Unknown Artist

No one paid much attention to the new girl, Erin. She didn’t talk much and she kept to herself at lunch. Then one morning a cartoon of Ms. Gerber’s sixth-grade class showed up on the chalkboard. The artist had drawn each student and had somehow caught each one’s personality. Who had done the drawing? Later that day,Erin was called to the front of the class to read her report. On the way up, some papers fell out of her folder.When Ms. Gerber saw them, she laughed. “Well, I guess we know who our artist is!” There in Erin’s hand were sketches of the class, hard at work. “Maybe you can help design sets for the class play,” Juan said to her. Erin was excited and suddenly felt more at ease. She began sharing her love for drawing and a collection of her sketches with the class.

How has Erin's character changed throughout the story?

• At first, Erin is shy and unsure about her artwork, but then she becomes more confident and willing to share her art with others.

• At first, Erin is bold and loud, but then she becomes shy and confident about her artwork.

• Erin does not change.

• She changes a lot in the story.

The Unknown Artist

No one paid much attention to the new girl, Erin. She didn’t talk much and she kept to herself at lunch. Then one morning a cartoon of Ms. Gerber’s sixth-grade class showed up on the chalkboard. The artist had drawn each student and had somehow caught each one’s personality. Who had done the drawing? Later that day,Erin was called to the front of the class to read her report. On the way up, some papers fell out of her folder.When Ms. Gerber saw them, she laughed. “Well, I guess we know who our artist is!” There in Erin’s hand were sketches of the class, hard at work. “Maybe you can help design sets for the class play,” Juan said to her. Erin was excited and suddenly felt more at ease. She began sharing her love for drawing and a collection of her sketches with the class.

Which part from the story most causes Erin to change?

• No one paid much attention to the new girl, Erin. She didn’t talk much and she kept to herself at lunch.

• Later that day,Erin was called to the front of the class to read her report. On the way up, some papers fell out of her folder.

• “Maybe you can help design sets for the class play,” Juan said to her."

• She began sharing her love for drawing and a collection of her sketches with the class.

True or False: Character Development is another way of saying Character Change.

• True

• False

True or False: Character change and conflict can reveal new character traits and tell the readers more about who the character is as a person.

• True

• False