1. Bellringer Find the 10 errors in the passage below.
One World Trade Center was made to be the talest building in New York city in It is a monument to help us remember those who lost there lives on september One World Trade Center stands 1,776 feet high in honnor of the year America claimed it’s independence. People form all over the world visit the bilding every year

2. Bellringer Answers
One World Trade Center was made to be the tallest building in New York City in It is a monument to help us remember those who lost their lives on September 11, One World Trade Center stands 1,776 feet high in honor of the year America claimed its independence. People from all over the world visit the building every year.

3. The Cyclops Lesson 1

4. I Can… Differentiate between static and dynamic characters.
Identify and analyze both direct and indirect characterization.
(9-10.RL.KID.3)

5. Direct Characterization
DEFINITION: writer TELLS the audience the personality of a character; the description actually is IN THE TEXT.
EXAMPLE: “‘Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow,’ remarked the general, ‘but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. A simple fellow, but, I’m afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage.’ “
Real Life Example: Dating Websites and Obituaries

6. Indirect Characterization
DEFINITION: The writer SHOWS the audience the personality of a character.
The description may be implied but NOT STATED, so the reader must infer!

7. STEAL Method of Indirect Characterization

8. Direct or Indirect?
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9. Direct or Indirect?
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10. Dynamic Character
DEFINITION: a character who encounters conflict and is changed by it or grows because of it
EX: Harry Potter

11. Static Character
DEFINITION: characters who do not change or grow in the course of the story—even when they encounter conflict
EX: Scar in The Lion King

12. Before We Read… Let’s Watch a Little
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20:25-27:27
Construct a chart listing nouns and adjectives that describe Odysseus, Odysseus’s men, and the Cyclops as we watch this video segment and are introduced to this episode in Homer’s epic.
Odysseus
Odysseus’s Men
The Cyclops
Cunning
Scared
Cannibal
Pause Points for Discussion:
Ask students to predict why Odysseus takes the wine with him.
Ask students how Odysseus’s initial behavior on the island compares/contrasts with his leadership on the island of the Cicones. How would you describe Odysseus based on this shift in behavior.
At 24:34 ask if the Cyclops’ being offended is warranted? Why? Do we need to take the customs of the time in which the story is set into consideration?
At 25:50, ask students what they would do in this situation? What are the obstacles Odysseus and his men have to navigate? What about Odysseus makes you think he might be able to come up with a way out of such a touchy situation?

13. Let’s discuss your findings!
Odysseus
Odysseus’s Men
The Cyclops

14. Exit Ticket
Remembering the difference in direct and indirect characterization, identify TWO things you learn about Odysseus and find quotes explaining HOW you learned those things.