Which Character Changed The Most During The Story? Students begin the analysis by discussing examples of characters in seemingly simple stories and their character traits. They then apply their analysis experience to the characters in the play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. They will evaluate a list of characters and determine which character changed the most during the story. Working with a discussion partner, they will rank characters and justify their reasoning using the Rank & Reason tool. A differentiated writing prompt follows the discussions and students are challenged to analyze, citing evidence from the text, characters in the story. Included in this activity are discussion questions, a Rank & Reason activity, four writing prompts, student reflection, and a rubric.