Character Traits

By: Samantha and Brennan

Grit

• When you try hard and accomplish your goal.

• In the book Who Was Harriet Tubman Harriet tries really hard to free slaves.

Self-control

• To know what you should be doing.• Joey Pigza in Joey Pigza Swallowed

the Key lacks self-control.

Love

• To be in a close relationship with someone.

• Jonas from The Giver feels love for Gabrielle and Fiona.

Hope

• The thought of having something left to help.

• In the book Olives Ocean Martha has hope to be a writer for her friend.

Humor

• Making other people laugh and seeing the bright side in life.

• In Diary of a Wimpy kid ‘Cabin fever’ it was funny when the kids drew six packs on themselves with markers.

Creativity

• When you think of things yourself that are original and new.

• In Everything On a Waffle Miss.Bowzer serves anything on the menu on a waffle.

Curiosity

• To be interested in finding things on adventures.

• In the book Who Was Ben Franklin Benjamin was curios about if lightning was electricity.

Open-mindness

• When your open to anything thrown at you.

• In the book out of my mind rose had an open-mind about being friends with Melody.

Bravery

• To take lead on something that might be dangerous or scary.

• In Wonder August was brave when he went through all of the surgeries as a kid.

Kindness

• When you are respectful the things around you.

• In Who Was Jonny Appleseed Jonny was kind when he planted all the apple seeds in the Midwest.

Citizenship

• By helping you team and taking action.

• In Who Was Mr. Terupt peter had good citizenship when he offered to invite the collaborative classroom to the holiday party.

Leadership

• To be in charge and responsible.

• In Mockingjay Katniss Everdeen leads the rebellion of the Districts and the Capitol.

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