CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT Week 5 Day 1
VOCABULARY character: the people, animals, or inanimate objects that appear in a story event: the action that occurs in the story interaction: the actions between or among two or more people, ideas, events, or concepts relationship: the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT A character’s traits, actions, and roles can change throughout the story. LETS BRAIN STORM! DISCUSS WITH YOUR GROUP : WHAT WOULD CAUSE A CHARCTER TO CHANGE THROUGHOUT A STORY?
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS CAUSE CHARACTERS TO CHANGE THROUGHOUT A STORY.
Character Development How do events cause characters to change? Events have an impact on how the character thinks, feels, and acts. What are some events that might occur in a story that would cause a character to change? Moving to a new place Getting a new job Going somewhere new Losing a family member Witnessing a tragic event Winning a game Losing a game
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT WEEK 5 DAY 2
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT LEARNING TARGET: I CAN IDENTIFY HOW A CHARCTER CHANGES THROUGH THE TEXT. I CAN IDENTIFY WHAT CAUSES A CHARACTER TO CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE TEXT.
MAKE A TIMELINE YESTERDAY WE DISCUSSED THAT EVENTS CAUSE CHARACTERS TO CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE TEXT. TODAY WE WILL CREATE A DOUBLE TIMELINE THAT SHOWS HOW A CHARACTER CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO EVENTS THAT OCCUR IN THE TEXT.
MAKE A TIMELINE We are going to create a timeline that shows how Winnie Foster has changed in the novel, Tuck Everlasting. On the top of the timeline we will write what the event was and on the bottom we will write what Winnie’s characteristics are at that time.
WINNIE’S TIMELINE WINNIES CHARACTERISTICS EVENTS IN THE NOVEL CH 1: WINNIE IS TALKING TO THE TOAD AND LAYING IN HER YARD ALONE CH 4: WINNIE DECIDES TO RUN AWAY AND WANDERS THROUGH HER WOOD CH 6: WINNIE IS KIDNAPPED BY THE TUCKS WINNIE IS CAREFREE AND INNOCENT BUT FEELS TRAPPED WINNIES CHARACTERISTICS
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT HOW DOES WINNIE CHANGE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK TO THE END OF THE BOOK? IS WINNIE THE SAME LITTLE GIRL SHE WAS AT THE START? EXPLAIN WHYOR WHY NOT?