Bird by Bird | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Anne's Father - This character is an important person in the main character's life, and in the formation of her writing process. This character encourages the main character to write a little every day.

Pammy - Because of this character's illness and death, the main character lives and writes as if all could end tomorrow.

Sam - This character is both explicitly and implicitly an important person in the main character's life, and has a direct influence on her writing via her use of index cards.

Writing Students - This group of characters...
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