Who Am I? Examine the character traits of the wise old woman and design a word cloud that will show what kind of person she was. Follow the directions.

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Who Am I? Examine the character traits of the wise old woman and design a word cloud that will show what kind of person she was. Follow the directions below to complete the activity. Go to the website www.tagxedo.com Click Start now Click Load A box will appear for you to type in the words you have chosen to depict the character traits of the wise old woman After you have typed your words click Submit Use the menu on the left to change color, font, and shape until your word cloud has the look you would like Save your image as a .jpg file to your desktop folder This task uses: Tagxedo Common Core/NG Standard(s): RL.8.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision TEACHER NOTES: Teacher’s name/email: Linda Patrick/linda.patrick@cpsb.org School: Vinton Middle Grade Level/Subject: 8th/ELA Task Card Level: Level 2 Special Directions/Considerations: Student may need a tutorial before beginning to work in Tagxedo Activity Evaluation: Peer-to-peer check Prerequisites for students: Knowledge of character traits Text being used (from the High School ELA Guidebook): “A Wise Old Woman”