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As we read our novel The Color of My Words, we are going to come across many characters. A lot of our characters are going to change throughout the novel. Good readers are always tracking characters throughout a text they read.

Use the columns in the Padlet to share new information we learn about each character. Go back to your Jamboard and review how each character has changed. Now you are going to explore WHY that character experienced those changes.

You will only have to write about ONE character: Mami or Papi.

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In the beginning of the novel, Papi could be described as... (use a character trait)

Papi was ___ because...(summarize an example of Papi show this character trait)

Towards the end of the novel, Papi could be described as... (use a character trait)

Papi was ___ because...(summarize an example of Papi show this character trait)

In the text it states, "___." (quote should show this character trait.

Papi experienced this change because...

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In the beginning of the novel, Mami could be described as... (use a character trait)

Mami was ___ because...(summarize an example of Mami show this character trait)

Towards the end of the novel, Mami could be described as... (use a character trait)

Mami was ___ because...(summarize an example of Mami show this character trait)

In the text it states, "___." (quote should show this character trait.

Mami experienced this change because...

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In the beginning of the novel, Papi/Mami could be described as... (use a character trait)

Papi/Mami was ___ because...(summarize an example of Papi/Mami show this character trait)

Towards the end of the novel, Papi/Mami could be described as... (use a character trait)

Papi/Mami was ___ because...(summarize an example of Papi/Mami show this character trait)

In the text it states, "___." (quote should show this character trait.

Papi/Mami experienced this change because...

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Character Traits for Chs. 1 and 2

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In the beginning of the novel, Mami could be described as quiet

Mami was Quiet because she did not talk a lot and did not get involved with stuff like conversations.

Towards the end of the novel, Mami could be described as Chatty

Mami was chatty because she got involved and got involved in more things like Voting for Ana Rosa To write story for The Sea Monster.

In the text it states "Mami shouted loud and Clear "Ana Rosa would be the best person to write a story for the Sea Monster" I was shocked.This wasn't the same Mami who worshiped Silence."

Mami expressed this change because of the Sea Monster incident and this a perfect chance to let Ana Rosa make a story and to cover up the Incident of finding the Sea Monster.

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In the beginning of the novel, Mami could be described as quiet because she did not like to speak out agents things and did not supporting ana rosas dream of being an author Mami was quiet because she does not tell ana rossa that the man on the mule is her dad and she does not like to speak out against stuff Towards the end of the novel, mami could be described as loud because she finally speaks out agents the thing she does like speak up when they needed some one to right a story about the monster and telling her the truth of ana rosas real dad

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In the beginning of the novel mami didn't talk much and she didn't agree with much things. Mami was not the same as she was in the end. Like she didnt allow Ana Rosa to write because she said that every writer she knew had died or something really bad had happened to them. She rarely told papi anything about she rum drinking she just let him be cause either way he would've never listened to her anyway. And then one day she sat on the porch and then one day she did. Towards the end of the novel. In the text it states one day she allowed Ana Rosa to write for everyone about this "monster" in the sea that everyone saw. After that she became more talktalk instead of quiet. Mami experiance this change because she wanted to be more supported?

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In the beginning of the novel, Mami could be described as depressed. Mami was depressed because she was tired of Papi always spending the money for his rum. Towards the end of the novel, Mami could be described as sympathetic Mami was sympathetic because she had to tell Papi who was the man on the horse was. In the text it states, "Mami experienced this change because

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In the beginning of the novel, Mami could be described as always being scared

Mami was always scared and never spoke up or tired new things because she was terrified of the government and always wanted to keep her family extra safe

Towards the end of the novel, Mami could be described as a more open person,shes still scared of the government but shes now more open to some things and speaks up and lets ana rosa write

Mami was proud because guario was standing up for everyone

In the text it states, "ana rosa cant write,imagine what would happen to her." but now she lets her write

Mami experienced this change because she realized she was too strict

Mami was always scared and never spoke up or tired new things because

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In the beginning of the novel, Papi could be described as lazy.

Papi was lazy because he would always be drinking rum instead of spending time with his kids.

Towards the end of the novel, Papi could be described as thoughtful.

Papi was thoughtful because he starts drinking less and he even shows Ana Rosa how to dance.

In the text it states, "At that moment, Papi was everything I had always wanted him to be." Papi experienced this change because he got Ana Rosa to care about him since before Ana Rosa thought of him as lazy before.

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In the beginning of the novel, mami could be described as careful. Mami was careful because she did not want ana rosa to get into trouble while writing. towards the end of the novel mama could be described as supporting. mami was supporting because she wanted ana rosa to write. in the text it states "Ana Rosa would be the best person to write a story about the sea monster.¨ People began to shake their heads ¨ A child to do something so important?" they whispered. "yes" said mami." mami experiences this change because she wanted ana rosa to write

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In the beginning of the novel mami could be described as nonsupporting

Mami was nonsupporting because she did not support ana rosa when she started writting

towards the end of the novel mami could be described as supporting

mami was supporting because she started to support ana rosa with her writting

in the text it states "mami was so surprised i could not show any emotions and i keep reading"

mami experienced this change because of ana rosa writting

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In the beginning of the novel, Mami could be described as firm and not supported. Mami was not supporting Ana Rosa's writing because she was worried she will end up dead because they were under a dictatorship and one of the rules is to not make books, newspaper, poems, or anything like that only the president can make stories or poems. I know this because in the book when Mami found out Ana Rosa was making poems, stories, and other related stuff she got sad and mad. towards the end of the novel, Mami could be described as supportive and still firm. Mami was now supportive because she let Ana Rosa share her stories and poems throughout her village and Mami wasn't mad about it. I know this because when Ana Rosa was making a story about the sea monster and Mami didn't get mad. Mami experienced this change because she was less worried about the situation and if she was going to help leer in more tourist no one will get mad right?

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In the beginning of the novel, Papi could be described as sluggish

Papi was sluggish because he would always be on the porch drinking rum and not working to provide for his family

Towards the end of the novel, Papi could be described as affectionate

Papi was affectionate because he was spending more time with his family and also he showed Ana Rosa how to dance and over all just becoming more of a dad to Ana Rosa

In the text it states, "Papi was not y papi. i looked at him, my dancing smileing ever-drinking father papi, the man who taught me to dance and who without fail embarrassed me on Sundays". also " To me my papi was still my papi and words didn't have to be the enemy destroying my family".

Papi experienced this change because. he realized that Ana Rosa was not his daughter

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In the beginning of the novel, Mami could be described as silent or not talkative.

Mami was very silent because she would never talk like when guario lost his notepad she didn't say anything and she was cooking

Towards the end of the novel, Mami could be described as supportive.

Mami was supportive because she supported Anna Rosa writing when at first she didn't support.

In the text it states, "It will show up when its ready." (quote should show this character trait.

Mami experienced this change because

in this section that was the only thing she said and countined cooking.

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In the beginning of the novel Mami could be described as glad.

Mami was glad because she knew Ana Rosa had Guario notepad and she told Ana Rosa to give him back the notepad because she knew that Guario was gonna buy Ana Rosa a notepad with the money Papi gave him.

Towards the end of the novel Mami could be described as serious. Mami was serious because She told Ana rosa that the Man on the mule was her father.

In the text it states, ¨I listened as Mami spoke, very slowly this time and very clearly, telling Papi about the man on the mule.About how this man was my father.And how he given me money and ridden of¨.

Mami experienced this change because she didn't want Ana rosa and Papi to find out.

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In the beginning of the novel, Mami could be described as quite Mami was quite because she would not talk too much and be mostly be quite and just listen.Towards the end of the novel, Mami could be described as involved

Mami was involved because she talk and and gets involved more and i know this because (In the text it states, "." Mami experienced this change because she did not talk a lot and used to stay quite and now she talks more because she wants good for her daughter and she wnats her to chase her drema because if she didnt start talking ana rosa would´ve never written and no one would know how good of a writer she in

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In the beginning of the novel, Mami could be described as afraid

Mami was afraid because she found out that Ana Rosa wants to become a writer.

Towards the end of the novel, Mami could be described as panicked

Mami was panicked because Ana Rosa got to write a story about how the government is going to make their homes into hotels.

In the text it states, "___."

Mami experienced this change because...

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in the beginning of the novel Mami could be described as nervous and protective because Mami was scared for Ana Rosa because she thinks that Ana Rosa will get killed because she wants to become a writer and she secretly writers poems and towards the end of the novel Mami could have been described as sad, depressed, miserable, serious and unhappy because Guario died.