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Warm-up prompt (5) Binder Unit Guide/Mastery Tracking (3) Language is Power! (4) Characterization Notes (10) Guided practice (10) Lamb to the Slaughter Guided Reading pt. 1 (40) Exit ticket: Characterization (10) Slide 2 Think of your favorite character from a book, movie, or television show. Describe them in great detail, Include their appearance, personality, likes, dislikes, the way they talk, the way they treat other people, what is their job? Etc. Slide 3 Keep this in the front of your binder at ALL times! This guide will help you stay organized and ON TRACK Slide 4 Why is language so important? What is Standard Academic English (SAE) Slide 5 High School: Graduated Salutatorian (ranked 2nd) from Dominguez High School in Compton, CA Had a 4.3 GPA upon graduation (A+); took Honors and Advanced Placement courses Earned All-American honors in the triple jump and was the 7th ranked triple jumper in California in 2005 Volunteered with the Special Olympics, an organization that helps children with disabilities participate in sports and athletic competitions Slide 6 College Attended Stanford University, one of the nations most competitive Ivy League colleges and graduated with a 3.8 GPA, all while being a very busy athlete Named a 2006 All-American athlete for his football career and won the California state title for the triple-jump Continued to volunteer with the Special Olympics, a charity he would later donate to heavily after becoming a successful NFL player Slide 7 I certainly would Slide 8 Slide 9 How long is the average NFL career? Sherman said. Seven years, one player said. Ten years, said another. Five years, said another. Sherman stopped them. Fellas, Sherman said. Three and a half years is the average. Sherman pinched his fingers together, emphasizing the short period. He then lifted his arms out wide to spread his full, 78- inch wingspan. This is the rest of your life, Sherman said. Be prepared. Slide 10 In DIRECT characterization the author tells us about the character by giving us facts. example: The bulldog was fat. In INDIRECT characterization the author shows us about the character by giving us clues. example: The bulldog couldnt fit through his doggy door. Slide 11 Indirect or direct? Ashley could never decide to wear what to school. Ashleys was always missing the bus because she tried on so many outfits each morning. Kevin was his high school basketball teams leading scorer. He averaged 27 points a game. Kevin was such a good basketball player that he wanted to play in college. Slide 12 Speech what the character says out loud or the way he/she speaks Thoughts what the character thinks; things other characters cant hear Effects on others -- what other characters think or how they feel about the character; how they react to him/her Actions what the character does Looks descriptions of the characters appearance Slide 13 TRAITS: adjectives that describe the character MOTIVATION: the reason for the characters actions and thoughts MAIN CONFLICT: the main problem of the character RELATIONSHIPS: good or bad connections with other characters Slide 14 Main character or protagonist Focus of readers attention May change in important ways during the story Who is the protagonist of ? BATMAN Slide 15 Antagonist Character or force in conflict with the main character Struggle between the two is the central conflict Struggle is the foundation for the plot Who is the antagonist of ? THE JOKER Slide 16 A round character is well developed Writer reveals background Also reveals personality traits: good AND bad A flat character is not well-developed Writer reveals very little personal history Also reveals only one or two traits Slide 17 Dynamic character changes during the course of a story Static character does not change during the course of a story Slide 18 Character #1 Answer: 1. Which part of STEAL the author is using? 2. What is one thing you learn about the character because of that characterization? Jada rolled her eyes, put her hands on her hips, sighed and stomped out of the room before Sean could defend himself. Slide 19 Character #2 Answer: 1. Which part of STEAL the author is using? 2. What is one thing you learn about the character because of that characterization? No problem, sir. Ill take care of that right away. Is there anything else that you need? Tyson responded. Slide 20 Character #3 Answer: 1. Which part of STEAL the author is using? 2. What is one thing you learn about the character because of that characterization? A green hunting cap squeezed the top of the fleshy balloon of his head. The green earflaps, full of large ears and uncut hair and the fine bristles that grew in the ears themselves, stuck out on either side like turn signals indicating two directions at once. from Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole Slide 21 Character #4 Answer: 1. Which part of STEAL the author is using? 2. What is one thing you learn about the character because of that characterization? I am so tired of the way people look at me. I wish they would just mind their own business like I mind mine. I want to move back to California with my old friends. People here dont know how to handle people who are different. What? Why does that girl think she can look at me like that? Slide 22 Character #5 Answer: 1. Which part of STEAL the author is using? 2. What is one thing you learn about the character because of that characterization? She cowered away from her father as he yelled and made sure his daughter understood that she was worthless. She always feared him and would look at other fathers and wish on every birthday candle she blew out over the years that one of them could be hers, instead of the one she was given. She could never look him in the eyes because she was scared that one gesture would make her like him, as if his eyes would become hers. Slide 23 Slide 24 Due TOMORROW Characterization homework!