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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 didn't really respond with sentences and she either nodded or shook her head or just said small answers.Towards the end of the novel, Mami could be described as courageous. Mami was courageous because she told her big secret to Ana Rosa. 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 had given me money and ridden off.". Mami experienced this change because she needed to tell Ana Rosa what happened because it was really important and would've affected Ana Rosa even more if she wouldn't have told her.

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In the beginning Papi can be described as an alcoholic

This can be proved when Mami said that he once ran off with the money to buy rum

Now in the story he can be called miserable

This is because he found out ana rosa is not his daughter and he found out that another man maintained his family while he was drinking and would feel embarrased

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

Papi was  alcoholic because  he would always sit on the porch and drink rum every day.

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

Papi was  depressed  because  he has to tell Anna Rosa that she is not his real kid.

In the text it states, "Calling Papi was not my Papi. I looked at him— my dancing,smiling, ever-drinking Papi— the man who taught me how to dance and who, without fail, embarrassed me on sundays. The man who insisted I was his daughter—what was Mami saying?
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Papi experienced this change because He left with all the money to drink and left his wife with three kids this is what his get for leaving his wife with his kids.

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In the beginning of the novel papi could be described as a funny dad but he drinks rum but over all he likes dancing and being a funny person .  Papi now is more like trying to see that Ana Rosa not his kid and understand that .

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In the beginning of the novel, Papi could be described as an alcoholic

Papi was an alcoholic because he would stay in the front porch sitting in the chair being drunk alll day.

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

Papi was caring because he taught ana rosa how to dance when she was having trouble.

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

Papi experienced this change because...

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One word to describe secretive At one point mami Had a chance of telling her kids about What shes been hiding And she decided not to because she didn't she made it a big deal

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

Papi was controlling because back then he used to drink alot and i mean alot he would always sit on the porch and drink.

Towards the end of the novel, Papi could be described as disappointed because he was not ana rosa father.

Papi was disappointed  because he ana rosa found out that papi is not her papi

In the text it states, "the man who insisted i was his daughter"

Papi experienced this change because he figured out that ana rosa

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In the beginning of the novel, Papi could be described as lazy. Papi was lazy because he would just sit on the porch drinking rum and didint even have work so he would just sit there all day.

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In the beginning of the novel, Mami could be described as (Kindhearted)
Mami was Kindhearted because...(When she went washing with Ana Rosa she was telling her how she wants to write poems but Mami said she could not because writers get killed and she did not what her to get killed)
Towards the end of the novel, Mami could be described as (Nervous)Mami was Nervous because...(When she told Papi That he is not Ana Rosa' s real dad and i think she was nervous because she was so scared he might hit her because he drinks a lot )
In the text it states, "I listened as Mami spoke, very slowly this tiem and very clearly, telling papi about the man on the mule, About how this man was my father, And how this man was my father, And how he had given me money and ridden off. But i already have a father, I said when mami was finished. Right papi? Papi bent his head and stared into his rum bottle "
Mami experienced this change because at first she did not worry about Ana Rosa seeing the man on the mule and she will never know anything about him but when he gave Ana Rosa money Mami was so mad she thought Ana Rosa took it but she did not and Mami just told Papi that he is not the real dad.

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In the beginning of the novel Papi could be described as an alcoholic.

Papi was an alcoholic because all day he would stay in the front porch sitting in the chair drinking.

Towards the end of the novel, papi could be described as caring.

Papi was caring because when Ana Rosa wanted to dance but she couldn't because she didn't know how to her Papi taught her how to dance and he would spend a lot of time with Ana Rosa and he kinda stopped drinking in the end of the novel.

In the text it states " I was the only one on this island who couldn't dance." , And papi he was a different person completely. He was no longer the loud voice in a porch chair. He was the blue moon He was a laughing, handsome man." , "Come on Ana Rosa. Today you will learn how to dance." "Papi I don't like to dance I mumble, as I wash the dishes. Papi snorted out loud "you hear that God," he said, looking up at the galvanized roof of our house. "she doesn't like to dance" Then he looked at me "Only fools don't love what God gives so freely" It was the first time that Papi had spoken to me like this, usually he asked me to bring him a glass, or some rice or a plate of food. But this morning he hadn't had any drinks yet. Put on your shoes, Ana ROsa " Papi insisted. "we are going to dance." "feel the music , Ana rosa said papi. "then listen to the words."

Papi experienced thing changed because at first he didn't really spent any time with Ana Rosa but at the end of the novel he changed her taught her daughter (Ana Rosa) how to dance, he kinda started to spend more time with his family and Ana Rosa.