In The Heat Of The Night
English 10H Character Sketch Assignment
A character sketch is a composition that focuses on one character.
Choose a character from To Kill a Mockingbird, to write about. Here are some suggestions:
*Scout Finch *Boo Radley *Atticus Finch *Jem Finch *Tom Robinson *Mayella Ewell *Dill Harris
**Note…. All examples from In the Heat of the Night.
Step 1 - Pre-Writing/Outline
Brainstorm for several character traits, using the sheet(s) provided.
Then, try to narrow down your search to THREE good traits.
How do you pick the best three? Ask yourself the following questions: **Do the traits explain the character’s round personality overall? **Do the traits show the character’s dynamic personality (how they were at the beginning versus the end, for example)?
In your outline, explain, reference, and analyze each of the traits from your brainstorming. You must use direct references from the text (quotations).
Step 2 - Thesis Paragraph
Grab the reader’s attention with a solid opening:
• Ask a question
• Use a good historical or literary quote
• Make a bold statement
Discuss what the story is about and give a bit of the plot.
Introduces the character (write as if the reader has not read the novel):
• Position in the story
• Related to whom or friends with whom or enemy of whom
• Protagonist/antagonist
• Importance/significance
Include a thesis statement which states the 3 traits you chose for you character.
Albert Einstein once said, “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” Virgil Tibbs, the protagonist in the novel, In the Heat of the Night, by John Ball, must learn the rules of a small town in order to be heard and survive. The plot of In the Heat of the Night revolves around the murder of a well-known maestro in a small southern town, and also includes the many underlying human conflicts between the two main characters. Tibbs, a
A character sketch is a composition that focuses on one character.
Choose a character from To Kill a Mockingbird, to write about. Here are some suggestions:
*Scout Finch *Boo Radley *Atticus Finch *Jem Finch *Tom Robinson *Mayella Ewell *Dill Harris
**Note…. All examples from In the Heat of the Night.
Step 1 - Pre-Writing/Outline
Brainstorm for several character traits, using the sheet(s) provided.
Then, try to narrow down your search to THREE good traits.
How do you pick the best three? Ask yourself the following questions: **Do the traits explain the character’s round personality overall? **Do the traits show the character’s dynamic personality (how they were at the beginning versus the end, for example)?
In your outline, explain, reference, and analyze each of the traits from your brainstorming. You must use direct references from the text (quotations).
Step 2 - Thesis Paragraph
Grab the reader’s attention with a solid opening:
• Ask a question
• Use a good historical or literary quote
• Make a bold statement
Discuss what the story is about and give a bit of the plot.
Introduces the character (write as if the reader has not read the novel):
• Position in the story
• Related to whom or friends with whom or enemy of whom
• Protagonist/antagonist
• Importance/significance
Include a thesis statement which states the 3 traits you chose for you character.
Albert Einstein once said, “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” Virgil Tibbs, the protagonist in the novel, In the Heat of the Night, by John Ball, must learn the rules of a small town in order to be heard and survive. The plot of In the Heat of the Night revolves around the murder of a well-known maestro in a small southern town, and also includes the many underlying human conflicts between the two main characters. Tibbs, a