A character sketch is NOT literally a drawing of a picture, but rather a creation of an image for the reader to see through your descriptive words. You do NOT want to tell a story, but simply describe a person and their life. Things to include in this description might be details about what they look like, specifics about what they do and where they live, details about their past history, information about their friends and family, clarity on what they like to do and where they spend their time. Think about their likes and dislikes, hobbies they may have and what their desires and goals may be. Finally, let the reader know about a specific conflict in this character’s life; in other words, what is a problem or obstacle they are facing right now. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME OUT WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT!!

Read the excerpt from the land. in the late afternoon i did the same, but all the time i was on the stallion, i was aware that mitchell was watching me. he had appeared on the edge of the woods and had just stood there watching ghost wind and me as we went round and round the meadow. finally, on one of our turns past him, he said: "s'pose you thinkin' you a real somebody 'cause you can ride that stallion." i looked down at mitchell and stopped, knowing that despite our understanding, he was itching for a fight with me. now, i don't know what possessed me in that moment to say the next thing i did. maybe i was feeling guilty that because i was my daddy's son, i could ride ghost wind. maybe it was that, but it wasn't out of fear i said what i said. i no longer was afraid of mitchell. "you want to ride him? " i asked. mitchell took a step backward. it was obvious he hadn't expected me to say that. "you know i can't ride him," he said. "your white daddy'd kill me." "you want to ride him? " i asked again. mitchell looked at the stallion, then at me. "so, what if i do? " what intrinsic motivation does the author most likely intend the reader to infer from the passage? paul is motivated by his need to have mitchell praise his riding skills. mitchell is motivated by his need to have paul praise his riding skills. paul is motivated by jealousy and wishes he had free time like mitchell. mitchell is motivated by jealousy and wishes he could ride the horse.