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Instructions Tape butcher paper to the floor. One group member should lie on the paper while others draw an outline of the body in pencil. After the group member gets up, trace the outline with a marker so it will show. Find quotations/passages to illustrate at least _____of the following “body parts” for a post-reading “autopsy” of the character. Place these strategically on the body outline. Write the chapter and page number in parentheses after each quotation or passage. Group members should label the parts they worked on, and all members should sign the project. Each group will present its “findings” to the class.

Body Parts • Head—Intellectual side of the character—What are his or her dreams? Visions? Philosophies he or she keeps inside? • Eyes—Seeing through the character’s eyes—What memorable sights affect him or her? How? • Ears—Hearing through the character’s ears—What does he or she notice and remember others saying to him or her? How is he or she affected? • Nose—Smelling through the character’s nose—What smells affect him or her? How? • Mouth—The character’s communication—What philosophy does the character share/espouse? What arguments/debates? What song would symbolize the character’s philosophy of life? What lyrics/images from the song would symbolize his or her philosophy? • Arms—Working—What is the character’s relationship to work in general? To specific work? • Hands—The practical side of the character—What conflicts does he or she deal with? How? • Heart—The emotional side of the character—What does he or she love? Whom? How? • Torso—The instinctive side of the character—What doesn’t he or she like about himself or herself? What does he or she hide? What brings the character pain? What does he or she fear? (Describe his or her “dark” side.) • Legs—The playful side of the character—What does he or she do for fun? What are his or her avocations? • Feet—The character’s mobility—Where has he or she been (literally/figuratively)? How has he or she been affected by travel or setting? • “Wings”—The character’s future—Where is he or she going?

Assessment Students will receive points for fulfilling the requirements and for aesthetics—neatness, illustrations, color, etc. Those groups with the most appropriate textual quotations/passages and most artistic effort earn the highest grades.