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Take up Outsiders letters Notes Agenda- October 22, 2015 Bellringer Take up Outsiders letters Notes Characterization Static and Dynamic Characters Practice activity

Analyze a character based on their changes throughout a story. I can: Analyze a character based on what the author told me and what I inferred. Analyze a character based on their changes throughout a story.

Characterization Have you ever gotten to know a character so well that you were a little sad when the story was over?

Characterization How is it that a writer can create a character on a page and make readers feel as if they have met a real person? He rushed down the courthouse stairs, glancing anxiously at his watch and worrying about his missed appointment with the new client.

Characterization The way a writer reveals character is called characterization. Poor characterization can make a character uninteresting, because that character may lack focus and clarity.

Characterization Quick Check Tommy McSweeney really hated being the tallest boy in the eighth grade. Everyone assumed he was a good basketball player, but he had no athletic interest or skill. Instead, his talent emerged far from a court or ball field. No one beyond Tommy’s family knew that the pale, muscular kid with curly hair and freckles was a classical pianist—and Tommy intended to keep it that way. Quick Check Which words create characterization to clarify your image of Tommy? [End of Section]

Characterization: Creating Characters The two types of characterization are direct characterization and indirect characterization. Always a grump, she. . . . If a writer tells you what a character is like, the method is called direct characterization. If a writer prefers to show characters in action, the method is called indirect characterization. She scowled at us, frowning a rude and frightening frown.

Characterization: Direct Characterization Read the following passage. Which words directly tell you Amaya’s qualities? When Amaya brought home a pet rabbit, her mother did not object. She knew Amaya was a caring, responsible girl who would take excellent care of the animal. When Amaya brought home a pet rabbit, her mother did not object. She knew Amaya was a caring, responsible girl who would take excellent care of the animal. Direct characterization gives you exact information.

Characterization: Direct Characterization Dr. Chang was the best dentist in the practice. He had a charming smile, a gentle manner, and a warm personality. He made a trip to the dentist a pleasant experience—despite the discomfort. Quick Check What words give you direct information about Dr. Chang’s character? [End of Section]

Characterization: Indirect Characterization A writer can show indirect characterization through appearance character relationships words thoughts and feelings actions

Characterization: Indirect Characterization Read the following passage, paying attention to the character’s appearance. The girl in the fancy dress and high-heeled shoes squirmed uncomfortably on the hard wooden bench. Her eyes, lips, and hands were clenched. Her head drooped and her chin hung low. A tear slid down her face. The girl in the fancy dress and high-heeled shoes squirmed uncomfortably on the hard wooden bench. Her eyes, lips, and hands were clenched. Her head drooped and her chin hung low. A tear slid down her face. How does this girl feel? What details suggest this feeling? She feels sad.

Practice: With your group, write one sentence that tells about a character through DIRECT characterization and one sentence that shows information through INDIRECT characterization.

Character Changes Do you think people are capable of changing? If so, what changes them?

Characters are just fictional people! Character changes Characters are just fictional people! They, too, are changed by events, time, and life changes. However, some people— like characters — will never change who they are, no matter what.

Character Changes Characters experience varying amounts of change over the course of a story. Two types of characters are Static characters that do not experience basic character changes during the course of the story. Dynamic characters that experience changes throughout the plot of a story. Although the change may be sudden, it is expected based on the story’s events.

Character Changes A story’s characters fall within a range—from very static characters that experience no change to very dynamic characters that undergo one or more major changes. It is possible to have characters that change a little, and characters that change a lot. But, both are dynamic!

Character Changes PRACTICE Using stories we read in class, come up with two dynamic characters that have changed and explain how they have changed. Find two static characters that have not changed and try to explain why they haven’t changed. You may do this in your group.