A Character Based Assesment is a debate where each student is assigned a role as a character from a book. Each person debates from the viewpoint of his/her character, not what he/she thinks. The purpose of the CBA (Character Based Assesment) is so the student is able to get inside the head of their character and truly understand the circumstances of the events and how people had different views on the same events. From the CBA the students are also intended to learn why the characters from the books had different view and how that impacted the development of the plot, or historical events the book is based off of. In the CBA, the student is recommended to use Ethos, Logos and Pathos, or the three rhetorical devices used to convince the reader,
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These quotes are usually crucial to understanding the character because they reveal certain hidden character traits or habits. In a close read, the student analyzes the quote by writing about the author or character’s use of punctuation, their word choice, their tone, and a so basically, or a short summary. These close reads help the student better grasp what is actually happening in the book as the true events may be hidden behind the author’s flowery language. The second component of a CBA is the character presentation. In this portion, the student presents their character, stating their name, profession, age, family, role in the community and their personality. The student should use SRT(specific reference to text), or DRT(direct reference to text). In the Crucible CBA, the student had to present their view on Puritan society, the Salem Witch Trial and their view on the main reason that their community unraveled. The third and final part of the CBA is the character debate. In this part, students who played different characters are grouped together and they all answer the same questions, but from different points of views. Each student then argues and defends themselves. The students had to answer the questions as their character would and remain
These quotes are usually crucial to understanding the character because they reveal certain hidden character traits or habits. In a close read, the student analyzes the quote by writing about the author or character’s use of punctuation, their word choice, their tone, and a so basically, or a short summary. These close reads help the student better grasp what is actually happening in the book as the true events may be hidden behind the author’s flowery language. The second component of a CBA is the character presentation. In this portion, the student presents their character, stating their name, profession, age, family, role in the community and their personality. The student should use SRT(specific reference to text), or DRT(direct reference to text). In the Crucible CBA, the student had to present their view on Puritan society, the Salem Witch Trial and their view on the main reason that their community unraveled. The third and final part of the CBA is the character debate. In this part, students who played different characters are grouped together and they all answer the same questions, but from different points of views. Each student then argues and defends themselves. The students had to answer the questions as their character would and remain