Chapter 2: Characters

•Characters•“Ta-Na-E-Ka”•“The Wind People”•“The Bracelet”

Chapter 2: Characters• Characters: the people or animals in a story• Character Traits: qualities, characteristics,

or personality traits of a character • Villain: the “bad guy” character who has

negative traits, such as cruelty, greed, and sneakiness

• Ways that Authors Reveal Character Traits:– Dialogue (Letting the characters talk)– Showing the characters’ actions– Revealing the characters’ thoughts

Chapter 2: Characters●Plot: what happens in the story; the sequence of

events-Basic Situation and Conflict-Complications-Climax (the turning point, most exciting part)-Resolution (the end)

●Conflict: the struggle, problem, or issue the main character faces or has to overcome

●Character Can Influence Plot-Conflict-can be caused by character (traits)-Complications-can be caused by character

(traits)-Climax-tension can be created by character-Resolution- a character’s traits and actions may

determine how things end up

Character and Conflict: “Ta-Na-E-Ka”

Genre: short storyFocus: Character and Conflict

– Character: a person or animal in the story– Conflict: a struggle, problem, or issue that needs

to be resolved• External Conflict: a struggle between a character and an

outside force (a bully, an earthquake, etc.)• Internal Conflict: a struggle in a character’s mind or heart

(fear, jealousy, shyness, grief)

Skill: Compare and Contrast– Compare: look for ways in which things are alike– Contrast: look for ways in which things are

differentLR &A #8-10

8. The internal conflict Mary experiences is _________9. Mary’s character traits that affect the resolution of the

story are_________________________________________10. The theme, or the truth about life that Mary

discovers, is__ ____

Creating An Outline: “The Wind People”

• Genre: article• 3 Steps for Creating an Outline:

1. Getting the main ideas (use subheads to help)

2. Taking notes3. Putting the notes into outline form

• How to set up an outline:I. Main Idea

A. Detail Supporting Main Idea1. Detail Supporting Point A

a. Detail Supporting Point 1

Character and Point of View: “The Bracelet”

●Genre: Short Story●Focus: Point of View

• Narrator – the person/voice telling the story• First-Person Point of View – when a character in the story is the narrator; the narrator will use pronouns like “I” and “me” when telling the story

●Skill: Predicting •Predicting - guessing what will happen next

●LR&A #5, 10, 115. In the story’s resolution, ______________10. I think the writer chose 1st person point of view because________________________11. I think the theme of the story is _________