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Sample Character Trait Paragraph Response

In "The Jumping Tree," the main character, Rey, can be described as both nervous and determined. For example, in the text it says "I was starting to feel an empty nervousness in my stomach." This shows that Rey is feeling anxious about starting junior high and fitting in with the older kids. Later in the text it states that Rey's stomach was "flipping and turning," which shows how nervous he is. Rey's cousin is two years older and Rey is determined to impress him by jumping off the high tree branch. In the text, the author writes that Rey is thinking "I was the youngest and the smallest, the one who had something to prove to these guys." His determination to follow through is shown in the text when he says, "I would do the deed. It was a question of manhood." In the end, although Rey ends up with a broken wrist, he is over his nervousness and his fierce determination pays off. He has earned his "badge of courage" and impressed the other boys.

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Indented paragraph

Full paragraph (9 sentences) with thesis, support, and explanation

No errors

Thesis statement with 2 character traits

Text evidence proof is given (5 pieces)

Text evidence is correctly cited (copied text is in quotes and all evidence is credited to the author or text)

Information is accurate and selected evidence is relevant

Written explanation, in writer's own words, as to how the selected text evidence proves the thesis.

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