1. Do Now: Please complete the worksheet on the podium

2. Verb: a word that expresses an action or state of being
I dropped the plate.
My dog was frightened.
She barked loudly.
She looked very nervous.

3. Action Verbs: a verb that tells something is happening, has happened, or will happen
I dropped the plate.
She barked loudly.

4. Linking Verbs: do not tell about an action, just that something exists
Link the subject with some other word or words that describe it
My dog was frightened.
She looked very nervous.

5. PSSA Practice
Read the sample passage and answer the questions that follow

6. Please get out your Outsiders homework

7. What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?

8. Ponyboy Direct Characterization Indirect Characterization
Sentence “summing him up”

9. Sodapop Direct Characterization Indirect Characterization
Sentence “summing him up”

10. Darry Direct Characterization Indirect Characterization
Sentence “summing him up”

11. Share with a partner
How did you describe the boys’ house?

12. Share out:
How did you describe the boys’ house?

13. Creative Writing (Fan Fiction)
Using what you know about the three characters, write a scene in which all three of them interact in some way
Be sure to use direct and indirect characterization as you write!

14. Share your scene with a partner

15. Share out