Welcome Back I hope you had an outstanding

Welcome Back!! �I hope you had an outstanding break! BE HONEST WITH YOUR ANSWERS. THIS IS A JUDGEMENT-FREE ZONE. � Opener Questions: 1. What page are you on? 2. What is the LAST box you have completed on your Fahrenheit chart? (section 2, pages xxx -xxx) 3. Did you conduct your parent interviews? 4. Are your interview questions/responses typed?

Objectives � 1. Differentiate between round, flat, static and dynamic characters in Fahrenheit 451. � 2. Apply major plot terms to Sections one and two of Fahrenheit 451. � 3. summarize sections of part two of Fahrenheit 451; pick out 4 -5 essential quotes for part two � 4. Read pages 113 -121 of Fahrenheit 451.

Upcoming highlights �Wednesday-Friday: Work on finishing Fahrenheit 451. YOU MAY QUIZ EARLY ON SECTION THREE IF YOU ARE READY. YOU MAY TEST EARLY SHOULD YOU SO CHOOSE!! Next Monday: Typed interview questions are due (for chapters 1 -4); review Fahrenheit 451. Next Tuesday: Fahrenheit 451 Test (Charts due) Next Wednesday: Exam Review Next Friday: Final exam (no essay; just using clickers on Fahrenheit 451 and 1984)

Characterization: The way an author builds a character There are different categories/ways to describe characters: Round/Flat Static/Dynamic

Round vs. Flat Characters � � � More fully developed and described Have multiple sides to their character (can be complicated) Realistic and life-like Not easily defined because we know so many details about the character. “capable of surprising the audience in a convincing way” (E. M. Forster) Round Characters �Not welldeveloped �Easily defined in a single sentence because we know little about the character �Sometimes stereotyped Flat Characters

Static vs. Dynamic Characters � Dynamic = moving � Experience changes throughout the plot of a narrative. � Sometimes change is gradual, sometimes it is sudden. � (Usually round characters) � Static = not moving � Stay the same throughout the course of the narrative � (Usually flat characters) Dynamic Characters Static Characters

Classify the following characters: Round/Flat Static/Dynamic? � Clarisse � Beatty � Millie � Montag � Faber � O’Brien � Winston � Julia � Parsons Which is easiest to classify? Which is the most difficult?

Answers to previous slide Round/Flat Static/Dynamic? Clarisse – Round/Static � Beatty - Round (? )/Static � Millie – Flat/static � Montag – Round/Dynamic � Faber – Flat/Static (? ) � O’Brien – Round (? )/Static � Winston – Round/Dynamic � Julia – Round/Dynamic � Parsons – Flat/Static � Easiest candidates: Montag, Winston, Mille Most difficult candidates: O’Brien, Beatty, Faber

Closure: Reading � Pages 113 -121.