Milkweed Characters
You can find this storyboard in the following articles and resources:
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
By Liane Hicks
Milkweed is an award winning historical fiction novel written in 2003. The story is about a young boy fighting to survive the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. It is a compelling novel that teachers may use to facilitate meaningful discussions with their students about the Holocaust.
Storyboard Description
Make a character map to keep track of the characters in Milkweed, their motivations, challenges, traits, and more!
Storyboard Text
- MISHA PILSUDSKI / JACK MILGROM
- Physical/Character Traits: How does Misha interact with the other characters? What challenges does Misha face?
- URI
- Physical/Character Traits: How does Uri interact with Misha? What challenges does Uri face?
- THE ORPHANS: Kuba, Enos, Ferdi, Olek, Big Henryk, and Jon
- Their various character traits: How do the orphans interact with Misha? What challenges do the orphans face?
- JANINA
- Physical/Character Traits: How does Janina interact with Misha? What challenges does Janina face?
- MR. MILGROM
- Physical/Character Traits: How does Mr. Milgrom interact with Misha, Janina and others? What challenges does Mr. Milgrom face?
- DR. KORCZAK
- Physical/Character Traits: How does Dr. Korczak interact with Misha? What challenges does Dr. Korczak face?