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Character Traits Every person we encounter has a set of particular traits that describe his or her emotion or personality. When we read novels, it is important to identify what each characters traits are in order to have a greater understanding of the novel. 1. What is a trait? Brainstorm as a class and come up with a definition. Write it in the space below.

2. Use a thesaurus to come up with synonyms of the trait listed. List 2 synonyms per trait. An example is done for you.
Happy: Exultant Blithe Sad:

Humorous:

Rude:

Innocent:

Smart:

Brave:

Calm:

Annoying:

Talented:

3. Now that you have listed some synonyms for commonly used character traits, use 3 of these new synonyms (or new ones that you have looked up) to describe one or more of the characters in your novel in a paragraph of 6-8 sentences.