May Activity #1: How to Choose an Animal Discussion

[trivalent.livejournal.com]

Activity: How to Choose an Animal
Points: Participation 10pts/5kts, Additional comment: 2pts/1kt. 10 point bonus for animagi.
Deadline: Monday, 17 May EDT (7pm UTC)

Everyone has their own way of reading an application, picking up what to look for in a form and narrowing it down to one creature. But, lets open it up - share your secrets, your tips, everything. New voters can learn from the masters, and perhaps even the experienced voters can pick up a thing or two.

Comments

[katshakespeare.livejournal.com]

I'm really not very good at animagi sorting but what I usually do is read the app, usually starting with the traits and personality, and then I get a general feel of an animal group. Once I have a group in mind (fish, cats, large animals, jungle, birds, etc.) then I dig deeper into the application and try to narrow it down into a specific animal. From there I do some googling or wikipedia-ing to find a specific animal. Once I've found one, I go through the traits and such and see how well they fit the applicant. Sometimes this is easier than other times, depending on the applicant and such.

Sarah//Gryffindor//Genet