2. Date: 8/23/11 Assignment: Warm-up Assign a page #
Write down what you think each word below means:
Traits
Characters
Characterization
Protagonist
Antagonist
Dialogue

3. Vocabulary Term What I think it means
Narrative Writing
Vocabulary Term
What I think it means
Were you Right or Wrong?
setting
character
antagonist
protagonist
characterization
theme
vivid verbs

4. Vocabulary Sentences
The characterization was so vivid, I could picture every detail of her.
The characters in the story are all teenage boys.
Her southern accent was a great character trait.
Batman was the protagonist in my comic book.
The Joker was the antagonist in the story.
The dialogue in the movie was very sad.

5. Skills/Warm-Up Rising Action Conflict Resolution Exposition
August 17,2010
Rising Action
Conflict
Resolution
Exposition
Falling Action
Climax
Turn to the warm-up section of your notebook.
Draw & Label the plot diagram above using the words from
the box. Be sure to label them in the correct order. You have 10 minutes!!!
Raise your hand when you are done!

6. Vocabulary

7. Believable personalities in a story
Characters
Believable personalities in a story
People
Animals
Creatures

8. A description of the personalities of characters in a story
Characterization
A description of the personalities of characters in a story

9. Characterization
Some words that authors use to describe characters are:
bossy helpful scared
brave honest happy
careful kind neat
friendly proud mean
hard-working shy nice
funny wise angry

10. Methods of Characterization Creating Believable Characters
Indirect
physical appearance
speech, thoughts, feelings, or actions of the character
speech, thoughts, feelings, or actions of other characters
Direct
the narrator’s direct comments about a character

11. Characterization honest hard-working helpful careful kind Example:
Ben helped his mother in the store. He put boxes on the shelf. He didn’t drop any boxes. Mr. Kirk left some money at the store. Ben followed him outside to give him the money.
What words would you use to tell about Ben?
honest
hard-working
helpful
careful
kind

12. Protagonist
The protagonist is the main character or the hero also known as the good guy.

13. Antagonist
The antagonist is the opponent also known as the bad guy or force.

14. The time and place of the story.
Setting
The time and place of the story.

15. Theme
Message that the author is trying to get across (central idea or overall message )

16. Sensory Details
using the five senses (touch, smell, taste, hear, see) to describe the surroundings.

17. Foreshadowing
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.

18. A hint about what will happen next is called foreshadowing
For example, if you hear this:
Then you know someone’s about to get eaten!

19. Flashback
an event from the past that appears in a narrative to fill in or explain

20. Character Traits Traits are words that describe a person humorous
talented
rich
grumpy
stubborn

21. Character’s Traits What the character says and thinks
What the character does
What the character looks like (physical traits)
What others say & think about the character
How others react to the character

22. “Let’s get out of here Spongebob!”
Dialogue
A conversation between two or more people.
“Let’s get out of here Spongebob!”
“Thanks for all of your
help today, Boots.”
“Just leave me alone!”,
Bart screamed angrily.

23. “enjoyable tension” Suspense
a feeling of tense excitement about how something such as a mystery, novel, or movie will end.
“enjoyable tension”

24. Vivid Verbs
verbs that are more interesting and bring more life to your paper…
“Viv” means lively!!!
Example:
BORING: Sarah walked down the hallway.
VIVID: Sarah marched down the hallway.

25. Tone
the way somebody says something as an indicator of what that person is feeling or thinking
“way of speaking”

26. the way a group of people think and feel about something
Mood
the way a group of people think and feel about something

27. to involve and get the reader interested
Engage
to involve and get the reader interested

28. Please Study Each Night and Read!
Any Questions???