1. Composition notebook; sheet of paper; Freytag Worksheet; textbook
Thursday September 11th, 2008
Objective(s), Word of the Day
Materials Needed:
Composition notebook; sheet of paper; Freytag Worksheet; textbook
Pop Quiz on Freytag’s Triangle
FREYTAG WORKSHEET
Finish “Labyrinth” clips (climax, resolution)
“The Freak”
“No Time For Nuts”
Textbook  “What Happened During the Ice Storm”
PP Notes on Characterization
Trailer from “The Breakfast Club.”
Direct/in-direct, round/flat, stock
Drawing a “stock” character
Textbook  “Two Kinds” (Amy Tan)
Colts Engaged in Reading  notecards, read “Necessary Roughness.”

2. Labyrinth Movie Clips Exposition: 2:55-4:00 Conflict: 4:00-14:50
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Labyrinth Movie Clips
Exposition: 2:55-4:00
Conflict: 4:00-14:50
Climax: 1:19:00-1:26:00
Resolution: 1:27:00-1:33:00

3. NO NOTES
“The Freak”

4. NO NOTES
“No Time For Nuts”

5. “What Happened During the Ice Storm”
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“What Happened During the Ice Storm”
Pg.

6. Characterization Think beyond the FCAT!
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Characterization
Think beyond the FCAT!
Good fiction tells us about ourselves--what it is like to be a woman who has lived her life in seclusion, or a solider about to die on the battlefield.
We can EMPATHIZE with the characters--that is, to feel what they are feeling.

7. Character Two ways authors reveal a character: Direct Characterization
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Character
Two ways authors reveal a character:
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization

8. Direct Characterization
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Direct Characterization
The author DIRECTLY tells us the traits of that character.

9. Characterization Example:
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Characterization
Example:
Bob was a serious person who loved to study. Whenever his friends were playing outside, Bob was in his house, reading books.
What does the author tell us DIRECTLY about Bob?

10. Indirect Characterization
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Indirect Characterization
The author hints at what the character is like—through their clothing, what they carry with them.
Anything and everything can be indirect—even something as small as their eyes.
Allows the reader room for interpretation about a character.

11. Characterization Example:
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Characterization
Example:
Bob always wore his grey suit wherever he went. In fact, his entire wardrobe was grey—from his shirt, to his pants, and even his shoes.
What does the author tell us INDIRECTLY about Bob?

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Characterization
You can look at a character through BOTH direct and indirect….

13. Characterization Example:
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Characterization
Example:
One day, Bob went down a dark alley. It was there that he met an old man who only had one eye and walked with a limp.

14. Round vs. Flat Characters
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Round vs. Flat Characters
Flat characters = characters that never change
Round characters = characters that change; they are more complex.

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Super Hero Movies
Heroes (Spiderman, Superman, Batman, the Hulk, The Punisher, etc.) are usually round—they change
Villains (Hobgoblin, Lex Luther, The Joker, Two-Face, The Riddler, etc.) are usually flat—they never change

16. TAKE NOTES
Stock Characters
Stock characters are characters that fit our NATURAL ideas about what a character should look/act/be like.

17. Stock Characters—what do they look like?
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Stock Characters—what do they look like?
1. An English teacher.
2. An old man.

18. Draw a Stock Character Draw a stock wizard character.
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Draw a Stock Character
Draw a stock wizard character.
DO NOT LOOK AT OTHER PEOPLE’S DRAWINGS PEAKING = 0%!