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HNRS:

Work on Lord of the Flies. Remember that you have a Chapter 3-5 test on Friday so stay on top of the reading! Also, if you want to sign up for the Extra Help Session being held TOMORROW, you must sign up by the end of today.

If absent last class, you missed the LEQ 1/

SofT

Test –sign up to make up by March 17. The marking period ends on March 18

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As you watch the clip, analyze the character!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpWfgLTRPGo Activating ActivitySlide3

----------------------------------------------------------------------Add new LEQ and Vocab for Character/Theme

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LEQ 2: How do authors create different characters to serve the story and its purpose?

Vocab:

-Character

-Characterization (Direct/Indirect)

-Types: Static

, dynamic, round, flat

-Protagonist, Antagonist Slide4

Content Vocab (Review)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoCV0K75om4

Notes

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Title: LEQ 2 (Character) Content VocabSlide5

Content Vocabulary (for understanding characters):Character: the individuals who participate in the action of a literary work. They display certain qualities, or character traits, develop and change over time and they usually have motivations, or reasons, for their behaviors.

-Who were the characters in “A Sound of Thunder?”

Main characters and minor characters:

Main characters – most important, plot of story focuses around them

-Who were the main characters in “A Sound of Thunder?”

Minor characters – less prominent characters, support the plot, story not centered on them but they help carry out action of the story and help reader learn more about main character.

-Who were the minor characters in “A Sound of Thunder?”Slide6

Who were the main characters in “A Sound of Thunder?”Who were the minor characters in “A Sound of Thunder?”Slide7

Who were the main characters in “A Sound of Thunder?”Who were the minor characters in “A Sound of Thunder?”Slide8

Flat Character: One who is not highly developed. One-sided Character.

Usually has one outstanding trait, characteristic or role.

Exist to advance the plot.

Are normally minor characters but not necessarily.

Examples of successful flat characters –

*Kramer –

Seinfeld

– Bumbling, clumsy, delusional, slacker.

*Homer Simpson –

The Simpsons

– Balding, slow-witted, Duff-chugging good-hearted father.

*Han Solo –

Star Wars

– Grumpy, sarcastic, opportunistic smuggler.

Can you think of any others?Slide9

Examples of Flat Characters:Slide10

Examples of Flat Characters:Slide11

Round Character: Is complex and highly developed. Has a variety of traits and different sides to their personality.

Some of the traits may create conflict in the character.

Tend to display strengths, weaknesses, and a full range of emotions.

The writer provides enough detail for the reader to understand their feelings and emotions.

Examples of successful round characters:

Disney’s Aladdin –

Aladdin

– From thieving street rat to dishonest prince to honest hero.

The Joker –

Batman: The Killing Joke

– From downtrodden comedian to insane brutal murderous clown.

Can you think of any others? Slide12

Examples of

Round Characters:Slide13

Examples of

Round Characters:Slide14

Static Character:One who remains the same throughout a storyMay experience events and have interactions with other characters, but is not changed because of them.

Examples of successful static characters:

*Scar from the

Lion King

– Remains same evil lion

from beginning to end of story.

*Bob Kelso on

Scrubs

– Is always the same sarcastic,

arrogant man.

Can you name any static characters from “Sound of Thunder?”Slide15

Can you name any static characters from “Sound of Thunder?” Explain how he/she is an example of a static character.Slide16

Can you name any static characters from “Sound of Thunder?” Explain how he/she is an example of a static character.Slide17

Dynamic Character:Undergoes important changes as plot unfolds.The changes occur because of their actions and experiences in the story.

The change is usually internal and may be good or bad.

Main characters are usually, though not always, dynamic

Consider: Was

Eckles

, from “Sound of Thunder,” a dynamic character?

Examples of successful dynamic characters:

Romeo, from Romeo and Juliet

Beast, from Beauty and the Beast. A misanthrope who, by opening his heart, changes into a warm, loveable character. Slide18

Was Eckles, from “Sound of Thunder,” a dynamic character? Explain. Slide19

Was Eckles, from “Sound of Thunder,” a dynamic character? Explain. Slide20

Characterization – Indirect and Direct -The way a writer creates and develops characters’ personalities1.Direct Comments

2. Describe the character’s physical appearance

3. Present the character’s own thoughts, speech, and actions

4. Present thoughts, speech, and actions of other characters.Slide21

Example 1 (“Sound of Thunder”): Eckles swayed on the padded seat, his face pale, his jaw stiff. He felt the trembling in his arms, and he looked own and found his hands tight on the new rifle.

Example 2 (“Gift of the Magi”): Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a grey cat walking a grey fence in a grey backyard. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present. She had been saving every penny she could for months, with this result. Twenty dollars a week doesn't go far. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always are. Only $1.87 to buy a present for Jim. Her Jim. Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. Something fine and rare and sterling-something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim.Slide22

Example 1 (“Sound of Thunder”): Eckles swayed on the padded seat, his face pale, his jaw stiff. He felt the trembling in his arms, and he looked own and found his hands tight on the new rifle.

Is the above example indirect or direct characterization? What is it telling us about

Eckles

? Slide23

Example 1 (“Sound of Thunder”): Eckles swayed on the padded seat, his face pale, his jaw stiff. He felt the trembling in his arms, and he looked own and found his hands tight on the new rifle.

Is the above example indirect or direct characterization? What is it telling us about

Eckles

? Slide24

Answer to Example 2:In this paragraph Della's character is round and static. From this extract, you can easily figure out the characteristic traits of Della. She is an extremely loving wife, who tries to arrange for funds to present a wonderful gift to her husband. She is sympathetic, caring, loving, and understanding towards her husband. Slide25

Example 2 (“Gift of the Magi”): Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a grey cat walking a grey fence in a grey backyard. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present. She had been saving every penny she could for months, with this result. Twenty dollars a week doesn't go far. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always are. Only $1.87 to buy a present for Jim. Her Jim. Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. Something fine and rare and sterling-something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim.What type(s) of character is Della? Support your answer.Slide26

Example 2 (“Gift of the Magi”): Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a grey cat walking a grey fence in a grey backyard. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present. She had been saving every penny she could for months, with this result. Twenty dollars a week doesn't go far. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always are. Only $1.87 to buy a present for Jim. Her Jim. Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. Something fine and rare and sterling-something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim.What type(s) of character is Della? Support your answer.Slide27

Building Background Knowledge: (The following info should help your comprehension)

Key Idea: Think of a time when someone in authority set a very high goal for you. Perhaps a coach expected you to be the team’s top scorer, or a parent expected you to get straight A’s. How did you respond to these expectations? Were you motivated to work harder? Did you inwardly rebel?Slide28

Prodigy Slide29

Something wonderful, a very talented child.In our story, the mother wants desperately for her daughter to be a prodigy.

Prodigy Slide30

JehoshaphatSlide31

A king of the ancient Biblical land of Judah in the ninth century B.C.In our story, the mom is testing the daughter’s biblical information as well as her memory and reading comprehension – trying to prove she is a prodigy.

This information is given in the story’s footnotes. Footnotes provide helpful information!

JehoshaphatSlide32

Shirley Templehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLLSqpYyPD8

A popular child movie star of the 1930s

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Ed SullivanA popular television variety show in the 1950s and 1960s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMY6gdqycEoSlide34

petticoatA skirt worn under a dress (in our story, it will be part of an outfit the main character wears at one point)Slide35

Wurlitzer SpinetWurlitzer was a well-known manufacturer of organs and pianos, including the small upright piano known as a spinet.Slide36

Mission District

A residential neighborhood in San Francisco. The mom will take her daughter to a beauty parlor in this district to try and turn her into Shirley Temple!Slide37

Ni kan

The mother keeps urging her daughter with the phrase “Ni kan.” What do you think it means?Slide38

How do expectations affect performance?WRITING PROMPT (WRITING GRADE)Slide39

During Reading: *Complete reading guide with assigned partner.

*Story starts on page 474.

*Remember our focus – we’re looking at character, theme and our new LEQ!