1. Characters and Setting

2. Character Details Characters include: Physical appearance
Personality traits
Likes/ Dislikes
Actions, things they say, etc.
Author’s job is to make them like real people (change, elaborate with show not tell)

3. What a Character!! What is a character trait?
Who are some memorable characters
from literature?

4. Character Clues Read the short passage
Find examples of character development

5. SASSY Practice (in notebook: “Sassy Characters”)
Pick a character (real, from a book or movie, one you made up)
Create a tricle map with their name in the middle
TRICLE around with details of physical appearance, personality, things said, things done, etc.
Write THREE SASSY sentences (any type-label) that explore and SHOW things about your character.

6. Six Sassy Sentence types:
1. Two-adjective beginnings
2. “-ing” at beginning or end
3. “-ly” beginnings
4. Informative interrupters (appositives)
5. Balanced sentences
6. Dependent clauses

7. Deep blue eyes Rude:
Thanks no one
Curly black hair selfish: cancels
kingdom
festivities
The Princess

8. 1. Two-Adjective Beginnings:
Deep blue yet dead, the Princess’s eyes glared at the guards.
Curly black hair flew into a mess of snakes upon the Princess’s head as she yelled at the incompetent guards.

9. Setting Details Setting includes: PLACE (Where)
Time (of day or year or history)-
Where
Weather
Setting HEARTS sensory images

10. Get Inspired by Setting
Can a plot change because of setting?
Think of a story you’ve read. Could it change if placed somewhere else?

11. Guess the Setting How important are the 5 senses in setting?
Can you guess the setting by hearing the sensory clues?

12. SASSY Practice (in notebook: “Sassy Setting”)
Pick a setting (real, from a book or movie, one you made up)
Create a tricle map with the place in the middle
TRICLE around with details of all five senses (especially visuals), time of day/ year (history if applicable), weather, etc
Write THREE SASSY sentences (any type-label) that explore and SHOW things about your setting.

13. Six Sassy Sentence types:
1. Two-adjective beginnings
2. “-ing” at beginning or end
3. “-ly” beginnings
4. Informative interrupters (appositives)
5. Balanced sentences
6. Dependent clauses

14. Swirling vines over walls
Gold throne room
moat with rapid
Old brick walls water
The Palace

15. 4. Informative Interrupters
The throne room, encased in gold and protected by 20 guards, was no match for the crown thief.
The moat, a once rapid mess of dancing waves, remained calm throughout the Princess’s tantrum.