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9/27 Bell Ringer In your journal, answer: What is a character trait? Give 3 examples.

What is a character trait? It is an ADJECTIVE that describes a character’s PERSONALITY and ACTIONS. A character trait does not describe a character’s looks. It describes the way he or she ACTS.

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Sheldon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQd9xEDxn0A

Witch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz8jg-Tzg-c

What is THEME? The central topic or idea explored in a text A work of literature can have more than one theme. The theme is shown through the characters’ actions, words, and thoughts Theme makes a story meaningful to the reader