The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 - Character Map
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
Lesson Plans by Elizabeth Pedro
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 is a humorous, yet emotional and powerful novel about an African American family who travels to Birmingham, Alabama during the time of segregation.
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham characters
Storyboard Text
- Slide: 1
- Kenny
- Physical/Character Traits:
- • smart• kind-hearted• lazy eye
- How does this character change over time?
- • Kenny and Byron become closer.• He experiences the fear of losing a loved one.
- What challenges does this character face?
- • Kenny doesn't get along with his brother Byron.• He believes that his sister was killed in the church bombing.
- Slide: 2
- Byron
- Physical/Character Traits:
- How does this character change over time?
- What challenges does this character face?
- Slide: 3
- Joey
- Physical/Character Traits:
- How does this character interact with the main character?
- What challenges does this character face?
- Slide: 4
- Wilona Watson
- Physical/Character Traits:
- How does this character interact with the main character?
- What challenges does this character face?
- Slide: 5
- Daniel Watson
- Physical/Character Traits:
- How does this character interact with the main character?
- What challenges does this character face?
- Slide: 6
- Mrs. Sands
- Physical/Character Traits:
- How does this character interact with the main character?
- What challenges does this character face?
- Slide: 7
- Wool Pooh
- Physical/Character Traits:
- How does this character interact with the main character?
- What challenges does this character face?
- Slide: 8
- Rufus Fry
- Physical/Character Traits:
- How does this character interact with the main character?
- What challenges does this character face?
- Slide: 9
- Buphead
- Physical/Character Traits:
- How does this character interact with the main character?
- What challenges does this character face?