Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” —
Character Annotation Chart
Student Name ___________________________________________________ Date ________________
Track initial impressions of characters and then note the final outcome for each character in the
conclusion of
“The Open
Boat”, citing passages from the text that reveal elements of their character.
Character
Description
Strengths/
Fate of Character
Weaknesses
P e r m i s s i o n i s g r a n t e d t o e d u c a t o r s t o r e p r o d u c e t h i s w o r k s h e e t f o r c l a s s r o o m u s e