PPT-What are Character Traits?

What are character traits Lets break it down What are characters Characters are the people or animals in a story What are traits Traits are adjectives or describing wordsphrases So character traits are adjectives describing a character in a story. 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. Of Mice and Men. Type of Characters. Dynamic- a character which changes during the course of the story or novel. The change in outlook or character is usually a permanent change.. Static- a character that remains the same throughout the story or novel, and events in a story do not change the character’s outlook, personality, or perception.. Review. Did Anne yell at Rachel . Lynde. before or after Marilla told her she would stay at Green Gables for good? . Before or After. Did Gilbert offer Anne the school in Avonlea before or after Matthew collapsed in the field?. Norton Juster. Scholastic Biography. Figurative Language & Beyond. As you read . The Phantom Tollbooth. , keep a chart of characters and their impact on the protagonist Milo, figurative language, and multiple meaning words (including homophones, homographs, and homonyms). . Prompt. Prompt:. Analysis of a Literary Character.  . We understand characters in literature by paying attention to what they say, what they do, and how other characters react to them.  The author of a novel will help us understand a character by describing how that character reacts in certain situations.  Select a character from . Laurel Park Elementary. “The Heartwood Curriculum”. Character Education in WCPSS. 1993 – Wake County adopts the following eight character traits to promote the importance of character education in the classroom and to help create a positive learning environment:. Third Grade . Paul . Revere. Best . known for:. . b. eing . a patriot in the . American Revolution. . He . is most famous for his . midnight ride warning the . colonists that the British . soldiers were . 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. B) are weakly selected. C) are optimized by selection acting across the entire lifetime (lifetime reproductive success). D) all of the above. 2) A life table. A) gives a statistical summary of fitness as the sum of lx*. Definition. Characters are the people in narratives, and characterization is the author’s presentation and development of the traits of characters.. Sometimes, as in fantasy fiction, the characters are not people. They may be animals, robots, or creatures from outer space, but the author endows them with human abilities and human psychological traits. They really are people in all but outward form.. 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. LT: I can . make inferences. about characters and support them with. textual evidence.. HEROIC. FUNNY. PSYCHOTICALLY EVIL. How to infer character traits:. Look at:. . ACTIONS. APPEARANCE. DIALOGUE. 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]. .