IDENTIFY CHARACTER TRAITS

Make a character map for the characters in The Eagle and the Moon Gold. Follow these steps.

• 1 Draw a character map like this.

  Character	What the Character Does	What the Character Is Like
  Yaoh
  the eagle
  Gwa

• 2 Read the story again. Think about Yaoh’s actions. List them in the second column. What do Yaoh’s actions show about his character? Write words to describe Yaoh in the third column.

  Character	What the Character Does	What the Character Is Like
  Yaoh	He chops wood to stay warm.	hard-working

• 3 Now think about the eagle and Gwa. Complete the character map for each character.

• 4 Use your finished map to tell a partner about the three characters in the story.