1. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
Week 5 Day 1

2. 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.

3. 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?

4. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
EVENTS CAUSE CHARACTERS TO CHANGE THROUGHOUT A STORY.

5. 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

6. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
WEEK 5 DAY 2

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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?