1. Springboard 1.9
characterization

2. Review How do authors use narrative elements to create a story?
What are key components we need to include in our personal narratives? Think about the brainstorming activity we completed…why are personal narratives difficult to write?

3. In your binder under “vocabulary” define characterization
Characterization: the methods a writer used to reveal character
the character’s appearance
what the character says and does
what other’s say about the character

4. Good Grief Charlie Brown
What is Charlie Brown’s
appearance?
What are some things
Charlie Brown says or
does?
What do other’s say
about Charlie Brown?

5. Quickwrite (p. 18)
On page 18, write a description of how you would spend $ you found on the street.
What do you think your choices reveal about you?
What might you say or do?
What would other’s say about your choices?
What are some adjectives others might use to describe your choices
Guess what???? You just completed a characterization of yourself! Wooo Hoooo!

6. A Hundred Bucks of Happy
Take notes in the “my notes” section about the character in the story.
What is their appearance
What does the character say and do
What would others say about this character
What are some adjectives we would use to describe this character

7. Shaded areas
The shaded areas are the choices the character makes
The highlight on the first page shows the character’s first choice: to scoop up the money and walk away

8. Wrap up Has anyone had this happen to them?
Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision about sharing something that had happened to you.
What decisions have been made (pg )
What are some notes you took in the “my notes” section
Summarize the story up to page 22
Predict! What in the world is gonna happen next?