CONFLICT CHARACTERIZATION TERMS WEEKLY SCHEDULE Monday Tuesday Wednesday

CONFLICT & CHARACTERIZATION TERMS

WEEKLY SCHEDULE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1. Read the PPT and take notes as needed 1. Read the story again. 1. Complete 1 of the writing choices on the Conflict and Characterization choice board. 1. Write the follow-up letter from Roger. 1. Write your Constructed response. 2. Complete What’s Characterization all about Worksheet 3. Read the short story Thank you Ma’am by Langston Hughes. Below is a link to an audio of the story https: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=Gksv 0 Mz. RKBg 2. Complete the plot chart. 3. Complete the worksheet Making Inferences with dialogue. 4. Complete the worksheet on conflict Prompt for the response is: Analyze what Roger’s thoughts throughout the story reveal about his personality. Use information from the story to support your analysis.

RESPONSE PROMPT FOR FRIDAY Analyze what Roger’s thoughts throughout the story reveal about his personality. Use information from the story to support your analysis.

EXTERNAL CONFLICT Definition: A character struggles against an outside force, such as another character, society as a whole, or something in nature. Example: John vs. Henry, John vs. American culture, John vs. tornado

INTERNAL CONFLICT Definition: The struggle between opposing needs, desires, emotions taking place within a single person. Example: John’s heart vs. John’s head

PROTAGONIST Definition: The main character in a story or play. Example: The Three Little Pigs in the story “The Three Little Pigs”

ANTAGONIST Definition: The character or force the protagonist must overcome Example: The Big Bad Wolf in the story of “The Three Little Pigs”

ROUND CHARACTERS Definition: Complex and multidimensional characters, like real people. Example: The third pig in the story of “The Three Little Pigs”

FLAT CHARACTERS Definition: One dimensional and superficial characters; they can be described in a single sentence. Example: The first and second pigs in the story of “The Three Little Pigs”

DYNAMIC CHARACTERS Definition: Characters that change in an important way because of the story’s action. Example: The first and second pigs in the story of “The Three Little Pigs”

STATIC CHARACTERS Definition: Characters that do not change much or at all during a story. Example: The third pig in the story of “The Three Little Pigs”

STOCK CHARACTERS Definition: Characters that are predictable stereotypes. Example: The Big Bad Wolf in the story of “The Three Little Pigs”

DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION Definition: When writers tell us directly what a character is like. Example: John is friendly.

INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION Definition: When writers show, rather than tell, readers what a character is like in five ways: Speech: letting us hear the character speak Thoughts: letting us listen to the characters inner thoughts and feelings Effects on Other Characters: letting us see or hear the impact of the character on other characters Actions: showing us what the character does. Most vivid way to show character. Looks: description of how the character’s appearance, how the character looks and dresses

INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION Examples: Speech: John said, “Everyone is welcome to come back to my place after the game. ” Thoughts: John thought about what he could say to the new kid to make him feel comfortable. Effects on Other Characters: “John is so nice to everyone he meets, ” said Brittany. Actions: John smiled and shook hands with everyone at the meeting. Looks: John had a smile on his face as he walked down the hall.

CHARACTER MOTIVATION Definition: The underlying force that causes a character to act a certain way. Example: The little pigs were motivated to run away by their fear of the wolf.