1. Contemporary Lit. 1-8-14 Critical Thinking Topic: Persecution

2. Lets work on the papers

3. Respond to ONE of these quotations Include personal experience This should be 4 paragraphs Intro Body Conclusion

4. No one can live entirely on their own, nor can any country or society exist in isolation I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not be diminished by it.

5. Character Analysis Looking at characterization

6. 8 Ways to analyze a character Physical Description Name analysis Thoughts Attitude (how they appear to feel) Physical and Emotional Setting Actions from the present & Incidents from the past Dialogue How others view the character

7. Physical Description What does the character look like? How do the character’s physical attributes play a role in the story? How does the character feel about his or her physical attributes? How does the character change physically during the story? How do these changes affect the character’s experience?

8. The Giver Physical Descriptions Sameness means everything is a neutral color (could be grey) so Jonas wears grey and has grey skin Jonas has light eyes Jonas has cropped hair because at age 10 they get haircuts.

9. Name Analysis What does their name mean? Is it symbolic of anything? Does it allude to anything? (Allusion)

10. The Giver Names Jonas- Jonah, Asher (name in the Old Testament), The Giver- God is the Giver of all things, Gabriel- name of the angel that came to Mary giving her the news of a boy that was to be born of her

11. Thoughts What does this character believe about the way life is? What are these beliefs based on? How do these beliefs affect the choices this character makes? How do those beliefs change throughout the story? Do others in the story share these beliefs?

12. Jonas believes in precise language because the community expects him to. Jonas believes that choice could be dangerous but also wants choice badly. He wanted it so bad that he left the community. The Giver was the only one in the community who shared his beliefs but he was also the only other person in the community who knew how Jonas felt.

13. Attitude How does this character feel most of the time? How do his or her feelings change throughout the story? How does this character feel about himself or herself? When faced with challenges in the story, what emotions come up for this character?

14. Jonas is really nervous or apprehensive at the beginning. He felt very left out but, then, he was chosen as the Receiver and felt special. His feeling shift a lot in the story because he is shown a world he has never known. Ultimately he was hopeful that he could participate in the world from back and back and back.

15. Physical & Emotional Setting How does the time period affect the character? How does the city/house/neighborhood they live in affect the character? What was their emotional state when you first “met” the character? How does the setting affect the character throughout the story? Does it enhance the conflict of the story?

16. Physical setting: Sameness community Same housing as everyone Same everything Set in the future Then he sees a different setting (Giver’s house) Feels memories of before that no one else knows Emotional setting: Community is used to sameness Community lacks “love” Community speaks of release but all people do not fully understand it.

17. Actions from the present & incidents from the past How did their past make them the person they are today? How do their actions show character?

18. Spiderman Any thoughts?

19. Spiderman At the beginning, Peter Parker uses his powers for his own gain (when he wrestles for money to buy a car he thinks will impress Mary Jane). The promoter doesn’t pay Peter the amount he said he would; so when the promoter gets robbed, Peter lets the robber go. That robber ends up killing his uncle….he decides that he will no longer use his powers selfishly.

20. Dialogue What words do they use when talking to people? DICTION(high, medium, or low?) What is their tone when talking to different people? How do their conversations propel the action?

21. Spiderman Come on……you KNOW this one

22. Spiderman Come on……you KNOW this one

23. Spiderman “With great power, comes great responsibility.”

24. How others view the character How does this character get along with other characters in the story? Who does this character choose for friends and why does this character choose them? Where does this character stand in the social order? How does this character’s social standing affect events in the story?

25. Other questions to consider… What is the character’s motivation? With what it the character struggling? Internally and externally? Does the character surprise readers? Or are they dull and uninspiring? How do most readers feel about the character? Positive or negative? How are they affected by the main conflict? How does the author choose to reveal the attributes of their characters? How do the actions and motivations of the character develop the meaning of the piece?

26. THEME A theme is an overarching message of piece of literature

27. THEME Equation Theme = Main Idea + Author’s Opinion I.E.- a theme can NEVER be a one word answer (love, conflict, despair, etc.) A theme must incorporate how the author wants us (the reader) to feel about the subject

28. THEME Examples Love conquers all Death comes for us all. Conformity is dangerous.

29. Story TIME!!!! As I read to you, think of possible themes of the story(ies) AND examples of how a character is characterized Extra points if you can tell me how the characterization relates to the theme