Warmup Pick up your binders, a piece of warm up paper, and take your seats. Respond to the following prompt with five complete sentences: Do you have a favorite actor or actress? If so, who is it? What makes him/her your favorite? If you do not have a favorite, why not?

Theme Remember the Unit Essential Question: Plot Word Choice Character “How do authors control plot, character, and language to communicate an enegaing story and build theme?” Theme Plot Word Choice Character

Concept = Content: Character and Theme “How do authors create different characters to serve the story and its purpose (build theme)” Character Direct Characterization Indirect Characterization Static Character Dynamic Character Protagonist Antagonist Round Character Flat Character

Characterization: Direct Characterization: Indirect Characterization:

Character: Static Character: Dynamic Character:

Character Roles: Protagonist: Antagonist:

Character Information Round Character: Flat Character:

We’re going to dive right into making a character! Age: You can be specific or general. example: 42 years old, or child, teenager, young adult, adult, middle aged, senior, etc.   Gender Identity: Male, Female, Transgender, genderqueer, etc. Race/Ethnicity/Heritage: Black, Latino, White, Puerto Rican, German, Chinese, Etc. Name: (first and last are required)

Personality: We can only choose 6! villain, romantic, socialite, sporty, fashionista, crazy, creative, bookworm, tycoon, geek, shy, loves TV, outdoorsy, modest, big ego, Good cook, political, strong, workaholic, paranoid, adventurous, childish, mature, clumsy, charismatic, cat lover, dog lover, hates animals, eco-friendly, family oriented, excitable, heavy sleeper, grumpy, lazy, slob, snob,

Lets add more detail: Profession: Favorite Food: Unemployed, Engineer, Teacher, Doctor, Professional Athlete, Scientist, Policeman, Fireman, Nurse, Full-time-parent, etc.   Favorite Food: Steak, French Fries, Soup, Burgers, Salmon, Spaghetti and meat balls, Cereal, Pancakes, Eggs and bacon, Bread, Sausage and Peppers, etc. Favorite Type of Music: Rock, Pop, Classical, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Janelle Monae, Kanye, Jazz, Showtunes, U2, Country, etc. Favorite Color: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Pink, Purple, Cerulean, Teal, Eggshell, Beige, Brown, Rust, etc.

Your turn! Remember to keep it appropriate because we will be using these characters in upcoming activities. Your character can be completely unique and creative or based off yourself! It is all up to you!

Conclusion Now that you have created your character, it is time to put it into practice! Your task: Freewrite (write for 10 minutes straight) about a regular day in the life of your character. Do not stop writing until the time is up. This will count as a writing grade.