1. 10/9 ELA Enter Quietly Get books AND Notebooks Read: 20 Min IR
10 min Reflection
Book Talks (ppt)
** REMEMBER: If you finish your book, you write the 4 paragraph “Readers Review”. The guidelines are glued in the back of your reading notebook.

2. 10/9 ELA
Unit 5 vocab
subway-superman/video/
HW: DUE FRIDAY; QUIZ FRIDAY

3. 10/9 ELA
Characterization: unit/characters/video/
Take out 3 sheets of paper and fold them “Hamburger” to make a book
ON THE FRONT:
Give the book the title of “Characterization”
Use the subtitle of “The way writers develop characters in a story”
You’re the author-write your name!

4. CREATE YOUR CHAPTERS P. 1: DIRECT (on the back of the cover page)
P. 2: INDIRECT
P. 3: PROTAGONIST
P. 4: ANTAGONIST
P. 5: ROUND
Fill in your chapters/pages now 
P. 6: FLAT
P. 7: DYNAMIC
P. 8: STATIC
P. 9: EXTRA! EXTRA!
P.10 SUBORDINATE
P. 11 TRAITS

5. 10/10 ELA
Enter in quietly
Get book-you DO NOT need your notebook today
30 min IR
**Remember when you finish a book you write the 4 paragraph “Readers Review”. The guidelines for the “Readers Review” you glued in the back of your notebook.**

6. 10/10 Characterization ON THE FRONT:
P. 1: DIRECT (on the back of the cover page)
P. 2: INDIRECT
P. 3: PROTAGONIST
P. 4: ANTAGONIST
P. 5: ROUND
P. 6: FLAT
P. 7: DYNAMIC
P. 8: STATIC
P. 9: EXTRA! EXTRA!
P.10 SUBORDINATE
P. 11 TRAITS
ON THE FRONT:
Give the book the title of “Characterization”
Use the subtitle of “The way writers develop characters in a story”
You’re the author-write your name!

7. Writing you book: Stations
At each station, read the information
Define the term/topic (what that page is about)
Create an example that is DIFFERENT from the one provided
You get 5 min per station; if you finish early at one station, you may move at your own pace to the next station
No more than 3 people at each station
We will do p. 11 “Traits” together
P. 1: DIRECT (on the back of the cover page)
P. 2: INDIRECT
P. 3: PROTAGONIST
P. 4: ANTAGONIST
P. 5: ROUND
P. 6: FLAT
P. 7: DYNAMIC
P. 8: STATIC
P. 9: EXTRA! EXTRA!
P.10 SUBORDINATE
P. 11 TRAITS

8. 1. Characterization
Characterization is the way writers develop characters in a story
Two types –
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization

9. Characterization
How does detailed characterization help make a story better?
It seems to me that detailed characterization helps to make a story better because…

10. p. 1 Direct Characterization
when the writer directly tells the reader what a character is like
Example
Sherlock Holmes is clever and resourceful.
Dracula is an evil vampire.

11. p. 2. Indirect Characterization
When the writer gives the reader clues about the character by describing how the character acts and thinks.
The writer allows the reader to decide how to view the character.

12. Direct vs Indirect Characterization
Why do you think it might be harder to understand indirect characterization than direct characterization?
It seems to me that it might be harder to understand indirect characterization than direct characterization because…

13. p.3 Protagonist the main character Example
Alice from Alice in Wonderland
Tarzan from Tarzan
Cinderalla from Cinderella

14. p. 3 Protagonist
Who is the protagonist of your favorite book, movie, or story?
My favorite protagonist is the character ______.

15. p. 4 Antagonist the character that the protagonist struggles against
The “bad guy”
Example:
Captain Hook from Peter Pan
The Big Bad Wolf from The Three Little Pigs

16. p. 4 Antagonist Who is an antagonist who you greatly dislike?
One antagonist who I greatly dislike is ______, because _________.

17. p. 5 Round Characters
Round characters are well developed characters. The author tells the reader a lot about the character.

18. p. 6 Flat Characters
Flat characters are not developed. Readers know very little about them.
Usually a minor character

19. p. 7 Dynamic Character
a character who changes during the course of story.
Often the change involves learning a major lesson
Example:
Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol learns to be more generous.

20. p. 8 Static Character
A character who does not change during the story

21. p.9 EXTRA!! Dialogue
Conversations that characters have among each other.
Usually indicated by quotation marks.

22. p. 9 EXTRA!! Motivations the reason why a character does something
Example
In Cinderella, the prince’s motivation for searching for the owner of the glass slipper is love.

23. p. 10 Subordinate Characters
characters who do not play major roles in a story
Example:
Extras in a movie
The evil step-sisters from Cinderella

24. p. 11 Character traits Physical vs. personality “outside” vs. “inside”
Physical: what we “see” when we read
Personality: what we learn about that character through actions and dialogue

25. Gingerbread Man outline
On the Gingerbread Man Outline:
Create speech bubbles, thought bubbles, feelings, and symbols for actions for the main character (protagonist) of your Lit. Book
Example:
NWO: Harold, G-Ma
F/M: Freak; Max
Holes: Stanley
F/F: Gerald, Queen
O: Ponyboy
S/N: Shawn

26. 10/11: Get books AND notebooks
20 min IR
10 min Reflection: You must use reflection starters:
1. “How does the part you read today fit together with the parts you read earlier this week”
2. I can connect to this book because…
**Remember when you finish a book you write the 4 paragraph “Readers Review”. The guidelines for the “Readers Review” you glued in the back of your notebook.**

27. 10/11
Today:
1. complete stations independently (definition and example for each)
2. complete character outline (gingerbread man)- independently
3. Complete “Quarter 1 Literature Circles-Day 1” sheet-independently;
#2 says to read to p do so independently if you have not read that far
use large index card for #8
4. Read Lit. Circle novel with your group