1. Characters “Ta-Na-E-Ka” “The Wind People” “The Bracelet”
Chapter 2: Characters
Characters
“Ta-Na-E-Ka”
“The Wind People”
“The Bracelet”

2. Chapter 2: Characters Characters: the people or animals in a story
Character Traits: qualities, characteristics, or personality traits of a character
Villain: the “bad guy” character who has negative traits, such as cruelty, greed, and sneakiness
Ways that Authors Reveal Character Traits:
Dialogue (Letting the characters talk)
Showing the characters’ actions
Revealing the characters’ thoughts

3. Chapter 2: Characters
●Plot: what happens in the story; the sequence of events
-Basic Situation and Conflict
-Complications
-Climax (the turning point, most exciting part)
-Resolution (the end)
●Conflict: the struggle, problem, or issue the main character faces or has to overcome
●Character Can Influence Plot
-Conflict-can be caused by character (traits)
-Complications-can be caused by character (traits)
-Climax-tension can be created by character
-Resolution- a character’s traits and actions may determine how things end up

4. Character and Conflict: “Ta-Na-E-Ka”
Genre: short story
Focus: Character and Conflict
Character: a person or animal in the story
Conflict: a struggle, problem, or issue that needs to be resolved
External Conflict: a struggle between a character and an outside force (a bully, an earthquake, etc.)
Internal Conflict: a struggle in a character’s mind or heart (fear, jealousy, shyness, grief)
Skill: Compare and Contrast
Compare: look for ways in which things are alike
Contrast: look for ways in which things are different
LR &A #8-10
8. The internal conflict Mary experiences is _________
9. Mary’s character traits that affect the resolution of the story are_________________________________________
10. The theme, or the truth about life that Mary discovers, is__ ____

5. Creating An Outline: “The Wind People”
Genre: article
3 Steps for Creating an Outline:
1. Getting the main ideas (use subheads to help)
2. Taking notes
3. Putting the notes into outline form
How to set up an outline:
Main Idea
Detail Supporting Main Idea
Detail Supporting Point A
a. Detail Supporting Point 1

6. Character and Point of View: “The Bracelet”
●Genre: Short Story
●Focus: Point of View
• Narrator – the person/voice telling the story
• First-Person Point of View – when a character in the story is the narrator; the narrator will use pronouns like “I” and “me” when telling the story
●Skill: Predicting
•Predicting - guessing what will happen next
●LR&A #5, 10, 11
5. In the story’s resolution, ______________
10. I think the writer chose 1st person point of view because________________________
11. I think the theme of the story is _________