The Mouse and the Motorcycle Character Map

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Activity Overview

In this activity, students can create a character map of the characters in Mouse and the Motorcycle. They can describe physical and personality traits, and provide textual evidence for those traits. This storyboard can also be modified to include character motivations, or to show how characters change or interact with each other in the story.

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Template and Class Instructions

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Student Instructions

Create a character map for the major characters.

Identify the major characters in The Mouse and the Motorcycle and type their names into the different title boxes.
Choose a Storyboard That character to represent each of the book characters.

Select colors and a pose appropriate to story and character traits.

Choose a scene or background that makes sense for the character.
Fill in the text boxes for Physical Traits and Character Traits.

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