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Nine Days Character Maps

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Nine Days Character Maps

Use the original practice scene below to explore how a writer reveals character. The scene is invented for this worksheet; it is not an excerpt from Nine Days. Then use the same techniques to plan a character map for a character you know from the novel. Support interpretations with specific evidence, and distinguish what the text states from what you infer.

Practice scene: The last train

At the platform, Mara counted the coins in her palm for the third time. The train doors were already closing. Her younger brother, Eli, was still halfway down the stairs, carrying their grandmother’s heavy shopping bag. Mara could have stepped aboard and saved the two of them seats. Instead, she wedged her foot in the door and waved the driver to wait. When Eli reached her, breathless, he said, “You didn’t have to do that.” Mara shrugged. “I know.” She took the bag from him, though her own backpack was slipping off one shoulder. On the train, she stood by the door and watched the station slide away.

Read closely

Answer Questions 1–5 using details from The last train. More than one interpretation may be reasonable if it is supported by evidence.

1.Which action most clearly suggests Mara is considerate of Eli? Choose one and explain how it supports your answer.
  • She counts her coins more than once.
  • She wedges her foot in the train door and signals the driver to wait.
  • She watches the station from the train.
  • She says, “I know.”
2.Select two traits that are best supported by Mara’s actions. For each, give one detail from the scene as evidence.
3.What might Mara’s repeated coin-counting suggest about her state of mind? Give one possible inference and explain it.
4.What does Mara’s reply, “I know,” imply about her decision to wait? Explain what the words suggest beyond their literal meaning.
5.Describe the relationship between Mara and Eli using one detail from the scene. Avoid stating more than the evidence supports.

Plan a character map for Nine Days

Choose a character from Nine Days. Use your knowledge of the novel to make a map; record a scene, action or short quotation as evidence. Do not invent quotations. If you cannot recall exact wording, describe the moment instead.

6.Name your chosen character and identify one important relationship they have. What does that relationship reveal about the character?
7.Complete a character-map entry: choose one trait, describe a specific action or moment that supports it, and explain the link between the evidence and your interpretation.
8.Which statement best describes a useful character-map entry?
  • A list of personality adjectives with no explanation.
  • A trait connected to a precise moment and an explanation of what it reveals.
  • A summary of every event involving the character.
  • A prediction presented as a fact about the character.
9.Compare your chosen Nine Days character with Mara from the practice scene. Give one meaningful similarity or difference in how they respond to another person, and support it with evidence from both.
10.Write one discussion question that could help a group uncover a less obvious aspect of your chosen character. Explain briefly why the question is worth discussing.

3 printable pages

  • Nine Days Character Maps, page 1 of 3: Practice scene: The last train, Read closely

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  • Nine Days Character Maps, page 2 of 3: Plan a character map for Nine Days

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  • Nine Days Character Maps, page 3 of 3: 7. Complete a character-map entry: choose one trait, describe a specific action or moment…

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