Lesson Plan 1: "What a Character!" Report Form As your classmates report on their iconic characters, record their information in the spaces below. UNCLE SAM When was this character created? __________________________ Was this character based on a real person, literary character, or "invented"? _____________________________________________________________________ What descriptive words could be used to describe this character? _____________________________________________________________________ What does this character symbolize, signify, or represent? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Is this character still used today? Where might you see this character? _____________________________________________________________________ Do you think this is a positive character? If so, do you think it could be used negatively? By whom and for what purpose? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ROSIE THE RIVETER When was this character created? __________________________ Was this character based on a real person, literary character, or "invented"? _____________________________________________________________________ What descriptive words could be used to describe this character? _____________________________________________________________________ What does this character symbolize, signify, or represent? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Is this character still used today? Where might you see this character? _____________________________________________________________________ Do you think this is a positive character? If so, do you think it could be used negatively? By whom and for what purpose? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ SMOKEY BEAR When was this character created? __________________________ Was this character based on a real person, literary character, or "invented"? _____________________________________________________________________ What descriptive words could be used to describe this character? _____________________________________________________________________ What does this character symbolize, signify, or represent? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Is this character still used today? Where might you see this character? _____________________________________________________________________ Do you think this is a positive character? If so, do you think it could be used negatively? By whom and for what purpose? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ RONALD MCDONALD When was this character created? __________________________ Was this character based on a real person, literary character, or "invented"? _____________________________________________________________________ What descriptive words could be used to describe this character? _____________________________________________________________________ What does this character symbolize, signify, or represent? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Is this character still used today? Where might you see this character? _____________________________________________________________________ Do you think this is a positive character? If so, do you think it could be used negatively? By whom and for what purpose? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ UNCLE TOM When was this character created? __________________________ Was this character based on a real person, literary character, or "invented"? _____________________________________________________________________ What descriptive words could be used to describe this character? _____________________________________________________________________ What does this character symbolize, signify, or represent? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Is this character still used today? Where might you see this character? _____________________________________________________________________ Do you think this is a positive character? If so, do you think it could be used negatively? By whom and for what purpose? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________