WipeOut GULCH

Character Study

Date: 22 March 2016

Title: WipeOut GULCH

Author: Tui Allen

Character: The girl

I am learning to describe my character

1. Does the character seem real to you? Yes   No

Explain your answer. No because she is not real and the book is a made up story

2. Do the character’s actions fit what you know about him/her? Yes   No

Explain your answer. Yes she wants to be a good bike rider

3. This character is: Cool she wants to do more and learn more of how to ride her bike

Flat (stays the same)

Round (changes)

4. Use the “Common Character Traits” chart below to list the traits that describe the character. She is proud, creative, friendly and a leader

Common Character Traits

adventurous creative friendly a leader proud studious

awesome courageous fun-loving lazy pretty selfish

artistic considerate gentle messy protective simple

athletic cunning generous mischievous quiet tall

active daring grumpy mean rich timid

beautiful a dreamer happy neat respectful trustworthy

brave dangerous hideous nervous sad thoughtful

bold exciting humble nasty sloppy unselfish

bossy entertaining hostile nice serious warm

caring energetic honest nosy successful witty

charming ferocious intelligent open shy wild

cheerful funny independent persistent short wise

curious a fighter inventive poor smart wonderful

Wipeout GULCH

Name: Alex

Date:21 MARCH 2016

Story Map

I am learning to create a story Map

Title: Wipeout GULCH

Characters: The girl

Conflict: The problem was that the girl always crashes when she rides her bike

Setting: it took place in the woods

Event 1: She was in the woods to learn how to not crash

Event 2: she still could not do it

Event 3: Then she got how to ride the bike.

Event 4: She could go down the steep hills and ride without crashing and falling

Climax: My best part was when she learned how to ride a bike.

Resolution: The problem was solved when she kept on practising.