Happy TUESDAY! Tuesday: Notes & begin video, focusing on characterization (notes) Wednesday: Vocab Qz #7, & intro Vocab #8 (Flashcards due Thursday.) Thursday: Continue video & study on characterization (notes) Friday: Complete video and write analysis on characters. I hope you are ready to work. Please get seated quietly. First, copy the information on the right into your planner. Second, NO DOL today. Instead, take out your literature spiral notebook and prepare to take a few notes.

Character Character: the story’s actors. Fictional characters can tell us a great deal about what it might be like in another place and time. They can give us insight into ourselves. A character is not a face or a name.

Creating Characters Characterization: Creating characters Character Traits – the things that describe what a character is like. Direct characterization: The author tells us what the character is like. Indirect Characterization: The author tells what the character is like by using one or more of five tools.

Indirect Characterization Five Tools: Appearance: How a person looks and dresses can tell us a great deal about them as a person. Dialogue: What a person says can provide clues. Private Thoughts: When the narrator is telling the story, private thoughts can give clues. Actions: What people do tells us a great deal about them. Effects: How the character’s actions effects others gives hints about the character.

Direct Characterization The author directly states what the character is like. The evil Darth Vader plotted his revenge. The sweet young princess helped save the children. The cunning and sly fox waited behind a tree in the woods, hoping his prey would arrive soon. The cruel Cruella hoped to make the puppies into a new coat.

Character Types Static & Dynamic characters: Round characters are more like real people. They are complex and have many traits. A Stock character is one that we are very familiar with. They are stereotypical. Villain Hero Mad scientist Jock Cheerleader Teacher

Static Characters A static character is one who does not change much in the course of a story. In “The Most Dangerous Game”, Zaroff does not change. His goals, beliefs, and ideals remain the same throughout the story and to his demise.

Dynamic Characters A dynamic character changes as a result of the story’s events. In “The Most Dangerous Game”, Rainsford DOES change. In the beginning he is totally unconcerned about the feelings of the hunted. At the end of the story, he has changed dramatically in that he is much more empathetic to the plight of the hunted.

Static & Dynamic Characters In “Thank you, Ma’m”, one of the characters is static and one, we hope, is dynamic, but do not have evidence of that. Which is static, or unchanging? (Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones) Which do we hope is dynamic? (Roger)

Your Personal Bio-poem About you Line 1 First Name Line 2 3-4 adjectives that describe you Line 3 Important relationship (daughter of… ) Line 4 2-3 things you love Line 5 3 feelings you have about life Line 6 3 fears you have Line 7 Accomplishments Line 8 2-3 things you want to experience Line 9 Your residence Line 10 Last name

Bio-poem Example This one is on me. It is my personal Bio-poem. Line 1 Bill Line 2 I am funny, caring and cool. Line 3 I am the husband of Rhonda. Line 4 I love God, family and friends. Line 5 I feel happy, excited, and sometimes scared. Line 6 I fear our economy, our president, and spiders. Line 7 I have my education, a house, and a job I love. Line 8 I want to skydive, scuba dive, and fly a jet. Line 9 I live in Lancaster California Line 10 Alford