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MONDAY

Day 5

GATESUMMERREADING

REMINDER

Project is due No Later Than

OCTOBER 30th

Agenda:1. Receive Week 2 Grammar Homework

Basic Parts of Speech2. Warm-up3. Plot Review4. Characterization Lesson5. Characterization Practice

1. Where is it? Teams Class Page>Assignment tab2. Due Date this Friday 09/08

3. Brain Pop Video (Parts of Speech) – access through Cleverhttps://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/partsofspeech/

Grammar

https://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/partsofspeech/

Where? Class Notebook> Your Name> Warm-Ups> Week 2

Warm-Up

WARM-UP Week 2, Day 1

Dogs run with each other. 1. You should complete this

Warm up in your classNotebook, under the

Warm-up section.

2. You can write this with your stylus, or type

it. Just make sure it is done.

Dogs run with each other.

Warm-Up

N V

5 Elements: 1. Exposition

2. Rising Action3. Climax

4. Falling Action5. Resolution

Plot Review

Character Types

Static Character:

◦Character does NOT

undergo important

change by the end of the

story. The character

stays the same.

◦Remains essentially the

same at the end as he or

she was at the beginning.

Dynamic Character:

◦Character undergoes an important

change in the course of the story

◦The change is usually a result of a

conflict

◦Usually a change within the

character:

* change in insight, *commitment,

*understanding, or *values

Character Types- Summary

Dynamic Characters

◦The character

changes by the end of

the story.

Static Characters

◦Character does NOT

undergo important

change

◦Remains essentially

the same

Characterization Lesson

Characterization

How is it that a writer can

create a character on a page

and make readers feel as if

they have met a real person?

He rushed down the courthouse

stairs, glancing anxiously at his

watch and worrying about his

missed appointment with the new

client.

CharacterizationThe way a writer reveals character is called characterization.

• Poor characterization can

make a character

uninteresting, because

that character may lack

focus and clarity.

• Good characterization

creates a clear picture in

the reader’s mind.

The majestic white unicorn looked

unsure of her next step. She had

escaped from her brutal master at the

castle, but where should she go now?

Two Types of Characterization

Indirect Characterization

A writer tells you what a

character is like

Direct Characterization

A writer prefers to show

characters in action

She was always unpleasant to us.

She scowled at us, frowning a rude and frightening frown.

Characterization: Direct Characterization

◦ If a writer tells you that a

character is mean-tempered

or friendly, that is direct

characterization.

◦ When a writer uses direct

characterization, you don’t

have to do any detective

work to figure out the

character.

When Amaya brought home a pet

rabbit, her mother did not object.

She knew Amaya was a caring,

responsible girl who would take

excellent care of the animal.

Characterization: Indirect Characterization

◦ Writers generally prefer to use

indirect characterization.

◦ When writers use indirect

characterization, they show their

characters in action, giving

readers the chance to decide for

themselves what a character is

like.

◦ A writer can show indirect

characterization through:

*Appearance, *Actions, *Words, *Thoughts and Feelings, and *Character Relationships


Writers create a character’s Appearance carefully.

◦ Through exact physical details,

a writer can imply, or suggest,

a character’s personality.

• How is the character dressed?

• What is the character’s

posture?

• What is the character’s facial

expression?

◦ The man seated in the parked limousine

had short hair, piercing eyes, and a serious

gaze. He was dressed neatly in a starched

white shirt and striped tie.

◦ Based on the man’s appearance, you

might conclude that he is a serious,

focused businessman.


Actions reveal a great deal about people.

Actions can

reveal a

character’s:

•personality,

• motivation,

• and situation

helpful and encouraging

mean and mocking


A character’s Words are important, because the exact words of a speaker reveal insight into personality.

◦ “Harry, show your talents,” barked the impatient

instructor. “Don’t hold back this time!”

◦ The character’s words and tone reveals, that the

instructor pushes his students to work to the best

of their ability.


Characters’ Thoughts and Feelings also reveal information about what they’re like.

I thought I wouldn’t like summer camp, but it’s

been a lot of fun.


Characters’ relationships or how one character reacts to another character, often reveals qualities of both characters.

•What characters say to each other and

•How characters act toward each other.

Summary:Characterization: The way a writer reveals characterThere are two ways that writers reveal characters to readers.

Direct Characterization

◦A method of indicating

what a character is

like by directly stating

their personality

traits.

Indirect Characterization

◦ A method of indicating what a

character is like by revealing

their personality through

descriptions of their actions,

speech, appearance, words,

and interactions with other

characters.

Teams>Assignments

Characterization Practice

Agenda:1. (You will have another day, do not spend more than 40 minutes on this

today… or be late for your next class)

TASK DETAILS LOCATION

Week 2 Grammar Complete and SUBMIT the formTURN IN on TeamsDue Date: Friday 9/18

Teams > Assignments

Warm-Up (Day 1) Identify the parts of speech in the given sentence

Class Notebook>Yourname> Warm-Up> Week 2

Characterization Lesson 2 Types of Characters: Static vs. Dynamic2 Types of Characterization: Direct vs. Indirect

Teams > Files tab> Folder Powerpoint Links

(Alston Middle School webpage via Google)

Characterization Practice Complete and submit Teams > Assignments

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