CHARACTER ANALYSIS: VOLUNTEERISM Your character has decided to fill in an application to volunteer at Caring Choices Volunteer Centre.

The goal of Caring Choices is to help individuals find ways to help in their community by providing time or services to those in need. Their philosophy is that EVERYBODY can improve the lives of others by lendingskills, interests, and energy to others. Consider carefully why your character would want to volunteer in his/her community. Are his/her motivations sincere or insincere? Selfless or selfish? Honourable or dishonourable? PART A: VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM As a group, fill in the Caring Choices Application Form as if you were this character. Use information/details from the novel whenever possible. Some answers you may have to create based on what you think he/she would say. Remember, he/she WANTS the position! Take turns filling in the application: (but take into the consideration all group members ideas!) Person A: Fill in page 1 Person B: Fill in page 2 Person C: Fill in page 3 Person D: Fill in page 4 PART B: PARAGRAPH ANSWERS Answer the following questions (get the people in your group who have contributed the least to write out the answers to these questions). 1. Why do you think your character has decided to volunteer in his/her community? Explain what you think his/her real motivations are and refer to evidence from the novel in your answer! Based on what YOU know about your character so far, would you allow your character to become a volunteer for the Caring Choices organization? Why or why not? Again, refer to details/information from the book to help you to support your answer.

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