PPT-Character Traits

When you read a story watch the characters as if they were real people adventurous greedy unhappy loving aggressive fearful To identify character traits think of the following What does the character say and do. Ideally, to occupy a middle position between conflicting extremes: to be both kind and demanding. Character. To be kind is not to be soft or weak. To be demanding is not to be unfair. Both good natured reserve and. Tybalt. is angry and hot-blooded. His foil is . Benvolio. who is thoughtful and peaceful. . “TYBALT: What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?... BENVOLIO: I do but keep the peace” (I, . When you read a story, think of the characters as real people. . CHEAP. EVIL. Friendly. U. nintelligent. Silly. Whiny. To identify character traits . think of the following:. - What does the character say and do?. Analysis. adventurous. greedy. unhappy. loving. aggressive. fearful. When you read a story, think about the characters as if they were real people.. ©2010 . Thinkstock. shy. graceful. What does the character say and . IZATION. EQ: How does understanding characterization help us to understand the story?. What is characterization?. Characterization is the process by which the writer . reveals. the personality of the . By: . Chelsea Udell &. Tyler Laginess . 4th Hour. 11/19/14 . Character. Definition. Any being who plays a functional role within the plot, either acting or being acted on. Example. Mags from . Hunger Games:. Protagonist/Antagonist. To make it easy, think of the . protagonist. as the “good guy” and . antagonist. as the "bad guy." . You can think of the . protagonist. as the hero and the . antagonist. Fiction writers employ a variety of characters while weaving their stories. . PROTAGONIST. : the main character in a literary work. ANTAGONIST:. the main character or force that opposes the protagonist. INFERENCES. Readers. often need to . figure out . something that an . author. has . not explained. . When this happens, you make an . inference. . An inference is a . logical guess . based on . facts. Warm UP. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. Read/Body. Buddy Project. HW: Finish Novel. Body Buddy Project. Body. Buddy Project. HW: Finish Project. Animal Farm. Test. MG. Present Projects. Mrs. Nelson’s Second Grade Class. . At E. J. May, we learn about character traits every day!. Building character traits makes you a better person!. Building character traits helps you be the best citizen you can be in life!. Trait: a quality of mind or habit of behavior. Ex: self centered; sloppy; needy. Character traits help us to define and understand a character. Internal quality (ex. Selfishness) determines external behavior. : Pencil or pen . Your binder with character packet for . Odyssey. Today: The Odyssey Continued. Bell Work:. Open your textbook to page 1204 (The Odyssey). Get out your character packet. .. Add to/check your epithets for the characters we were introduced to in book 1 and 2. Students . will define a trait; . physical trait . and character trait.. Students will identify five of their physical or character traits.. Kick-off Discussion: . [Insert image/video of a person students know well (yourself, school staff, famous/historical person, sports figure, artist, actor, etc. This person will be used in next two lessons]. .