AP Literature: Welcome Back! Freire Charter School Ms. Stacey Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Class Bulletin: 9.9.14 Who has something to make up? What are our objectives? Vocab Unit G1 Quiz / Roll-out Vocab Unit G2 Review Ch 3: Characterization / Begin “Hunters in the Snow” What goes in the bin? Vocab G1 Packet Ch 3 Cornell Notes What goes on your desk? Nothing! Vocab Quiz! Who has something to make up? Najah Who needs to be in the Writing Center? For an Appt: Zahkeyah AP Fellow: Tiffany

Vocab Quiz: Unit G1 Read carefully for context clues! Don’t leave any questions blank! Good luck!

Vocab Unit G2 Accost Maelstrom Animadversion Myopic Avid Overt Brackish Pejorative Celerity Proprietary Devious Sacrilege Gambit Summarily Halcyon Suppliant Histrionic Talisman Incendiary Undulate

Ch 3: Characterization Commercial Fiction: Plot > Characterization Why do commerical stories often feature simple, one- dimensional chaacters who ate simply “good” or “bad”? Literary Fiction: Plot < Characterization Literary writers more concerns with complexity, variability, and ambiguity of people Plot = What characters do Characterization = Who a character is

Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. Direct Characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is. Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.” Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.” Indirect Characterization shows things that reveal the personality of a character. There are five different methods of indirect characterization:

Principles of Effective Characterization Dramatization Consistency Motivation Plausibility

S.T.E.A.L. Speech: Thoughts: Effect on others: Actions: Looks: What does the character say? How does the character speak? Thoughts: What is revealed through the character’s private thoughts and feelings? Effect on others: What is revealed through the character’s effect on other people? How do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character? Actions: What does the character do? How does the character behave? Looks: What does the character look like? How does the character dress?

Ch 3: Characterization Terms These should be added to your index cards Direct presentation Indirect presentation Dramatization Flat Character / Round Character Stock character Static Character / Developing (Dynamic) Character Epiphany Change must be consistent Change must be sufficiently motivated Change must take (some) time; be believable

PURPLE = Frank; GREEN = Tub; BLUE = KENNY “Hunters in the Snow” As we read, pay careful attention to how the author characterizes the individuals in the story… Use the three different colored sticky notes to annotate (one per character). Focus on using the textual evidence (what they say, think, effect, act, and look) to make inferences into WHO they are. PURPLE = Frank; GREEN = Tub; BLUE = KENNY

Homework 9.9.14 FOR TOMORROW: LOOKING AHEAD: Review Ch 3 Cornell Notes / Key Terms Finish Reading “Hunters in the Snow” / Blog / SQs 1, 3, 4, 7 LOOKING AHEAD: Vocab Unit G2 Packet Due/Quiz Thurs 9/18