Character Sketcher

Violet Baudelaire

Your job as Character Sketcher is to identify a character’s actions (traits) and explain or prove these traits, identify the character’s goal (which is what the character wants to do or accomplish), identify the problem and solution in the reading, and complete a sketch or illustration of the character.

You need to be aware that the character traits you will choose will be implied character traits. In other words, they are not directly stated in the passage. You really want to use descriptive words for your character traits. You do not want to use words like good, bad, nice, and mean.

Sometimes the solution to your character’s problem will not be in the section of the book that you are reading. In this case, you will need to come up with a possible solution for your character’s problem.

When you begin sketching or illustrating your character, try to use any physical descriptions from the text to help you. Your paper should look like this:

Character Traits (3)

1. contemplative p. 3 par. 1st incomplete

Violet was contemplative because she was thinking about inventing a device to retrieve a rock from the ocean after you had skipped it. Also, the book says that she is thinking hard when her hair is up in a ribbon.

2. suspicious p. 15 par. 4

Violet was suspicious of Count Olaf because her parents had never invited him over to their house.

relieved p. 19 par. 3

Violet was relieved when she met Justice Strauss because she thought the Justice may be married to Count Olaf. She was hopeful that there lives would turn out okay.

Character Goal:

Violet’s goal is to find a new place to live where she and her siblings feel safe and secure.

Problem:

Violet’s problem is that she and her siblings will now live with the dreaded Count Olaf in his dilapidated house.

Solution or Possible Solution:

A possible solution for Violet may be to use her inventive mind to find a way to research any other relatives that they may have, so that she and her siblings may move elsewhere.