Plot: Practice Together

Read “The Night Walker” again, and tell where the events go on this Plot Diagram.

Plot Diagram

Character: How It Works

Characters are the people or animals that take part in the plot. A writer tells about each character through

• • a description of what the character looks like

• • the character’s actions and words

• • how other characters think about or act toward the character.

See these techniques in action as the writer characterizes the Blob.

You can use a Character Description Chart to keep track of what the characters are like.