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Do Now – Take out HWAnalyze the pair of words below. Choose which one (of each pair) has a stronger connotation and provide an explanation (what images, ideas, feelings are associated with the word with the stronger connotation).
1. harass bother2. awful unspeakable3. freedom emancipation 4. small miniscule
Group 1 Share Do Now
Do Now1. harass bother
Harass has the stronger connotation because implies more harm than bother does
2. awful unspeakableUnspeakable has the stronger connotation because awful can apply a whole range of things, from not so bad, such as a headache, to very bad, such as a car crash. Unspeakable, however, suggests only extraordinary bad things, or things that are too horrible to speak about
Do Now3. freedom emancipation
Emancipation is stronger because it suggests the end to the horrors of slavery
4. small minisculeMiniscule is stronger because it suggest the smallest of the small, something can barely be seen
Types of CharactersTypes of CharactersPeople or animalsMajor charactersMinor charactersProtagonist Antagonist Round/Dynamic
charactersFlat/Static characters
CharacterizationCharacterizationA writer reveals what a character is like and A writer reveals what a character is like and
how the character changes throughout the how the character changes throughout the story.story.
Two primary methods of characterization:Two primary methods of characterization:Direct-Direct- writer tells what the character is writer tells what the character is
likelikeIndirectIndirect-- writer shows what a character is writer shows what a character is
like by describing what the character looks like by describing what the character looks like, by telling what the character says and like, by telling what the character says and does, and by what other characters say about does, and by what other characters say about and do in response to the character.and do in response to the character.
…And I don’t play the dozens or believe in standing around with somebody in my face doing a lot of talking. I much rather just knock you down and take my chances even if I’m a little girl with skinny arms and a squeaky voice, which is how I got the name Squeaky.
From “Raymond’s Run” by T. Bambara
The old man bowed to all of us in the room. Then he removed his hat and gloves, slowly and carefully. Chaplin once did that in a picture, in a bank--he was the janitor.
From “Gentleman of Rio en Medio” by J. Sedillo
Character
Main
Flat
Minor
Not Fully Developed
FriendsRelativesFully
Developed
Protagonist
AntagonistCo-Main
Enemy
Elements of CharacterCharacterMain – Protagonist, Fully developedCo-Main – Antagonist, EnemyMinor – Relative or Friends, Not fully
developed
Factors in Analyzing Factors in Analyzing CharactersCharacters
Physical appearance of characterPersonalityBackground/personal historyMotivationRelationshipsConflictDoes character change?
InferencesTo make a reasonable guess about some
element of the story from what the writer impliesFor example: Through indirect characterization
you will observe details in order to inferences about the characters
Read To Da-Duh in MemoriumCreate Characterization Chart
Detail Infer about character
To Da-Duh in MemoriumPg 147149150151
Do NowName 3 ways to analyze characters. (Use Notes)Which word (of each pair) has the stronger
connotation?1 fatigued tired 2 unhappy melancholy
List 3 words associated with the word mature, then identify which words have a positive connotation and which words have a negative connotation
How do you think music affects the tone of movies, stories, or sound clips?
Physical appearance of characterPersonalityBackground/personal historyMotivationRelationshipsConflictDoes character change?
Do Now (10)Characterization Worksheet
Group 6 (or 5) (10)
Listen to Ghetto Life 101 (40)Direct CharacterizationIndirect Characterization
LloydLeAlanMs. Ford – Homeroom teacherLeAlan’s GrandmotherSophia – Lloyd’s 19 year old sisterChill – Lloyd’s father
Pay attention to the music and how it affects the documentary!!!
Complete Characterization Chart
Group Time (20)Share with your group your detailsMake inferences together about each detail
Share… (10)Group inferences with class
Summaries (20)Based in inferences, write summaries
describing each character
Exit SlipThink about how the boys use music in their documentary. How does it set a mood? Enhance the story? Enhance the message?