1. Today’s Target Reading and Analysis Fiction:a - I can explain and analyze the relationships among: conflict, plot, character, characterization, setting, tone, point of view, and theme. Writing W2 - I can search, develop, plan, and organize my ideas for writing with audience and purpose in mind. W5 - I can organize paragraphs logically both throughout the paper and organize ideas within a paragraph. Vocabulary V1 - I can analyze the meaning of a word by breaking it down into prefixes, suffixes, and roots, finding cognates, and using synonyms and antonyms. V2 - I can analyze the meaning of a word using context, part of speech, and sentence structure. V3 - I can analyze the meaning of a w ord using its denotation and connotation.

2. Everyday Use by Alice Walker Characterization Setting Plot Conflict

4. As we read, underline examples of characterization. You will need these examples for a worksheet when we are finished reading. Example: Maggie will be nervous until after her sister goes; she will stand hopelessly in corners, homely and ashamed of the burn marks down her arms and legs, eyeing her sister with a mixture of envy and awe.

5. Vocabulary and Phrases - page 1 VocabularyPhrases homely, adjective – unattractive“… has always held life in the palm of one hand, that ‘no’ is a word the world never learned to say to her.” – always getting what she wants, no one tells her no envy, noun - jealousy“… ‘made it’…” – reached their goal awe, noun – respect with fear and wonder “My fat keeps me warm in zero weather.” – she is a large, heavy woman and the layers of her weight keep her warm when it is really cold ushered, verb – to guide someone somewhere sporty, adjective – trendy, cool appearance orchid, noun – fancy flower tacky, adjective – not in good fashion; too much

6. Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon The Tonight Show Orchids large orchid pin

7. VocabularyPhrases hesitation, noun – pausing with uncertainty, doubt “… an uncooked barley pancake.” – in darker skin tones, a lighter skin color sidle, verb, walk sideways and slowly toward someone “… quick and witty tongue.” – says funny and interesting things ignorant, adjective – uneducated; uninformed; not knowledgeable “Who can even imagine me looking a strange white man in the eye? …one foot raised in flight…” – does not feel she is as important as a white man; ready to get away quickly; uncomfortable Augusta – a city in the state of Georgia “…lame animal, perhaps a dog run over by some careless person rich enough to own a car…” – a sad, scared puppy hurt by someone who thinks they are better than other people “Why don’t you dance around the ashes?” – thinks Dee is happy the house burned down because Dee thinks Dee should have better things. “… read to us without pity; forcing words, lies, and other folks’ habits, whole lives upon us two, sitting trapped and ignorant underneath her voice. She washed us with a river of make believe, burned us with a lot knowledge we didn’t necessarily need to know.” – Dee treated her mom and sister like they were too stupid to know anything Vocabulary and Phrases – page 2

8. Yellow organdy dress Black pumps Flannel nightgown Overalls Dee Mama

9. Dee’s education high school graduate Mama’s education 2 nd grade

10. VocabularyPhrases style, noun – way of dress; fashion“She was determined to stare down any disaster in her efforts.” – nothing could stop her or get in her way bright, adjective - smart“… in 1927 colored asked fewer questions than they do now.” – black people did not have many legal rights and were not treated well quickness, adjective – learns quickly; aware “She knows she is not bright. Like good looks and money, quickness passed her by.” – Maggie is brain-slow, not pretty, and poor earnest, adjective - seriousMossy teeth – brown with green from no dental care pasture, noun – land covered with grass for animals to eat “Never could carry a tune.” – cannot sing on key or musical note furtive, adjective – secretive, trying not to be noticed “Impressed with her they worshipped the well-turned phrase, the cute shape, the scalding humor that erupted like bubbles in lye.” - people wanted to be with her even though she was mean nervous, adjective – jumpy and shy “… turned all her faultfinding powers on him. He flew…” – Dee was mean to Jimmy T and he broke up with her courting, verb – dating with the idea to marry Vocabulary and Phrases – page 3

11. Vocabulary and Phrases – page 4 VocabularyPhrases perspiration, noun - sweat“…but I stay her with my hand.” – raises her hand in a stop motion cowering, verb – hiding behind something in fear “… tries to dig a well in the sand with her toe.” – shy and trying to disappear “A dress so loud it hurts my eyes.” – colors so bright and strong it hurts her eyes “takes a shot” “snaps it” – take a picture with the camera “Maggie’s hand is as limp as a fish…” – her hand is just hanging there because she is confused

12. Polaroid camera Polaroid film

13. Vocabulary and Phrases – pages 5 and 6 VocabularyPhrases doctrine, noun – set of beliefs taught by a religion or political party, “She’s dead.” – She no longer uses the name her mother gave her when she was born; the name does not match who she is now crabber, noun - soured, thickened milk that has not yet separated “… talked a blue streak…” – talking fast with excitement; nonstop whittle, verb – with small knife cuts, creating an object from a piece of wood

14. Chitlins, greens, and cornbread Sweet potatoes

15. Butter churn Dasher

16. Vocabulary and Phrases – pages 7, 8, and 9 VocabularyPhrases rifling, verb – going through a container quickly to find something “Maggie can’t appreciate these quilts! She’d probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use.” – Dee wants to decorate her home with the quilts; Maggie made the quilts and would use them on the bed snuff, noun – tobacco placed in the mouth between the cheek and teeth hangdog, adjective – guilty, sad look heritage, noun - special or important family items passed from parent to child

17. Lone Star Patterned Quilt Walk Around the Mountain Patterned Quilt Quilt stand

18. With a partner, share places you underlined for characterization. Which character is the sentence or quote about? Decide whether the sentence or quote is DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION or INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION. Place the sentence or quote in the correct column – if the statement is INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION, write which part of STEAL it is. List at least 5 sentences or quotes for each character. After finishing with the characterization sentences and quotes, discuss whether the character is main or minor, round or flat, dynamic or static.

19. Next, write a few sentences describing each character. Example: Maggie is an unattractive girl with burn marks on her arms and legs. She is envious of her sister and jumpy about her sister’s visit. Maggie has a good memory, but is not school smart. She knows how to make quilts and how to take care of things around the house.

20. Look back into the story and find information about the setting. (Where would be a good place to look first?) With a different color pen or pencil from when you underlined for characterization, begin underlining setting details.