Agenda: October 5 th Day 5 1.Bell Ringer: Write a conversation between Santa and Sponge Bob using three of the vocabulary words. 2.SSR 3.“Lamb to the Slaughter” vocab 4.Types of Characters

»Punctual: »coming at the right time »Synonym: prompt »Antonym: late

»Blissful: »great joy or happiness »Synonym: peaceful, relaxed »Antonym: stressful

»Bewildred: »to make or feel confused »Synonym: puzzle, baffle »Antonym: understanding

»Peculiar: »odd or strange »Synonym: weird, unusual, abnormal »Antonym: normal

»Exasperated: »irritated »Synonym: frustrated, annoyed »Antonym: calm, relaxed

»Alibi: »proof of innocence »Synonym: excuse

10/6 Pd. 3 »Media Center: »Complete a moodle post for your SSR book »Respond to at least one other student with a question or comment. »Explore other games/resources on my website

October 6 th Day 6 Agenda »Bell Ringer: »Name one synonym for bewildered. »Draw a picture of someone who feels exasperated. »Book Chats »Types of Characters continued »Background information: Roald Dahl & “Lamb to the Slaughter” »Start story

Deadline by Chris Crutcher Setting: present day high school Protagonist: Ben, 18 years old, diagnosed with a rare blood disease Conflict: keeps his sickness a secret but wants to make the most of the few months he has left

The Shadow Children Series Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Shadow Children Series »Setting: future »Protagonist: Luke, a 3 rd child hiding from the population police »Conflict: Luke and other 3 rd children are being blamed for food shortage, so they must stay in hiding or be killed

Book Chats: Your Turn »Bring book with you »Share the following: Title, Author, Genre, Setting, Protagonist, Conflict »Switch partners every 3 minutes

Types of Characters List your favorite movies and/or TV shows.

Types of Characters PROTAGONIST: the central character, who the audience is rooting for.

Your Turn »Who is the protagonist in your favorite TV show or movie? SSR Book? »Who is the protagonist in your SSR book?

»ANTAGONIST whatever opposing force the protagonist struggles with, such as another character, environment, or something within the protagonist’s life

Your Turn »Who is the antagonist in your favorite TV show or movie? »Who is the antagonist in your SSR book?

Dynamic Characters »A dynamic character changes or develops during the course of the story. »They’ve learned something, they act or think differently

Your Turn »Name one dynamic character in a TV show or movie. »Name one dynamic character in your SSR book.

Static Character »A static character does not change or develop during the course of the story.

Your Turn »Name one static character in a TV show or movie. »Name one static character in your SSR book.

Characterization »This is the way the writer presents the character in the story; it’s the art of making people real. There are two types of characterization.

Direct Characterization In direct characterization, the narrator or another character tells us what a person is like. The words are directly written in the book. EXAMPLE o Tyler was a talented little boy. He was a great pitcher and could hit a home run almost every time he came to bat.

Indirect Characterization Indirect characterization shows things that reveal the personality of a character. It is not directly stated in the story. There are four different methods

This can be done in five different ways. DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION OR INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION through speech INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION through thoughts INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION through affect on other characters INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION through actions

Indirect through Speech SPEECH : What does the character say? How does the character speak? Example: Tyler was pouting on his team’s bench. “We’re never going to win this game. Come on! Hit the ball! You guys are awful!”

Indirect through Thoughts Thoughts: What is revealed through the character’s private thoughts and feelings? Example: Tyler thought that Jason was the only other good player on the team. He believed that the other players just never tried hard enough.

Indirect through Affect on Other Characters What is revealed through the character’s effect on other people? How do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character? Example: “Tyler is always pouting on the bench,” stated Brian. “I wish he would be more of a team player!”

Indirect through Actions What does the character do? How does the character behave? Example: Tyler crushed a home run and ran around the bases taunting the other team. BACK

See if you can determine which type of characterization is being used. Forrest screamed, “Why don’t you just give me a new bike? I need one now!” Indirect Characterization through SPEECH

Forrest threw himself on the ground and kicked the couch when his mother wouldn’t buy him a bike. Indirect Characterization through ACTIONS

Forrest was an extremely angry child and was, once again, upset that his mother wouldn’t buy him a new bike. Direct Characterization

I wonder if my mother will ever buy me a new bike. She doesn’t understand how much I need it. Indirect Characterization through THOUGHTS

“Forrest, stop acting like a baby! Get off the floor! I’ll buy you a new bike when you can control yourself!” Indirect Characterization through AFFECT ON OTHER CHARACTERS

Your turn »Come up with your own examples of direct and indirect characterization about yourself.

Roald Dahl » »Wrote children’s books and short stories »His stories typically have dark humor and unexpected endings

Roald Dahl

Bell Ringer: Copy this chart. CharacterProtagonist or Antagonist? Static or Dynamic? Nag Rikki Shrek Donkey

October 7 th Day 1 Agenda »Bell Ringer »SSR »Read and discuss “Lamb to the Slaughter”

Agenda: October 10 th Day 2 »Bell Ringer: »Describe the exposition of “Lamb to the Slaughter” »What is the Maloney’s marriage like? »Make a prediction for how the story will end. »SSR »Finish story »Work on questions with partner