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Do Now: Tell This Story Today’s Title: The Six Traits of Writing and Characterization

Page: 11 Left. Do Now: Tell This Story Today’s Title: The Six Traits of Writing and Characterization. Trait #5 – Sentence Fluency. We all know what a sentence is, right? Fluency is when things flow with smoothness and ease. Sentence Fluency is when sentences flow together smoothly.

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Do Now: Tell This Story Today’s Title: The Six Traits of Writing and Characterization

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  1. Page: 11 Left Do Now: Tell This StoryToday’s Title: The Six Traits of Writing and Characterization

  2. Trait #5 – Sentence Fluency • We all know what a sentence is, right? • Fluency is when things flow with smoothness and ease. • Sentence Fluency is when sentences flow together smoothly.

  3. Trait #5 – Sentence Fluency • One way to make writing smooth and interesting is to write sentences that sound different from each other. • Sentence fluency is achieved by: • Beginning sentences in a variety of methods • Making some sentences long and others short.

  4. Trait #5 – Sentence Fluency • We went to the beach. It was sunny. It was warm. We had fun. We flew kites. We ate snacks. • We spent a warm, sunny day at the beach. When we got hungry we had a snack. Later on, we flew kites high in the sky. It was a great day!

  5. Trait #5 – Sentence Fluency • We went to the beach. It was sunny. It was warm. We had fun. We flew kites. We ate snacks. • Do these sentences flow smoothly together? Explain. • What would you suggest to the writer to improve his/her writing? • Count the number of words in each sentence? What did you find?

  6. Trait #5 – Sentence Fluency • We spent a warm, sunny day at the beach. When we got hungry we had a snack. Later on, we flew kites high in the sky. It was a great day! • Do these sentence flow smoothly together? Explain. • What would you suggest to the writer to improve his/her writing? • Count the number of words in each sentence? What did you find?

  7. Trait #6 - Conventions • Conventions in writing are the agreed upon rules we operate by when we communicate with others.

  8. Conventions are all around us.

  9. Trait #6 - Conventions • The spelling is accurate. • The punctuation is correct. • Proper use of capitalization. • The paragraphs are accurate and flow well. • The grammar and usage are handled well. • Where appropriate, the author manipulates conventions for stylistic effects.

  10. Trait #6 - Conventions Woman without her man has no reason for living. Woman: Without her, man has no reason for living.

  11. Trait #6 - Conventions

  12. Conventions Practice • She are downstairs.__________________________ • The cars is reb. ______________________________ • Where it be? ________________________________ • The picture are pretty. _______________________ • Cows is blacand wite. ____________________ • My Mom loves me. ____________________________

  13. Story Elements: Characters and characterization Student Notes

  14. Character A character is a person, animal, or object that speaks or takes part in the action of a literary work.

  15. Protagonist • The Protagonist is the main character in a literary work • Can you name some famous Protagonists that are found in literature?

  16. Antagonist • The Antagonist is a character or force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist.

  17. Characterization– the way an author reveals the special qualities and personalities of a character in a story, making the character believable.

  18. Analyzing Character Traits We try to figure out what a character in a book is like by paying attention to the clues the author gives us. This is called “making inferences.” Example: What can you infer? “No, Honey, I don’t want you to spend a lot of money on my birthday present. Just having you for a husband is the only gift I need. In fact, I’ll just drive my old rusty bucket of bolts down to the mall and buy myself a little present. And if the poor old car doesn't break down, I’ll be back soon.”

  19. Indirect Characterization– writer shows you what character is like by revealing: • Speech • Thoughts • Effect on Other characters • Actions • Looks

  20. Speech – We often get to know characters because of what they say to each other. Anita threw her arms around Tony and gave him a big hug. “Thank you so much for being there for me,” she said. “I don’t think I could have faced my parents without you.” thoughtful compassionate appreciative

  21. Thoughts– When an author lets us get inside the mind of a character, we can often learn a great deal about him or her. Butch looked around the neighborhood. “This would be a safe place to play catch with Bobby,” he thought. “Why doesn’t Bobby throw the ball?” He must be in a bad mood or something.” loyal concerned playful

  22. Effect on other Characters – sometimes other characters will tell us something useful about the character we’re reading about. “You wouldn’t believe what Lisa did yesterday,” Sara said to her sister. “When we went into the bridal shop, she pushed all the women aside and demanded that the sales lady help us immediately. It was really something!” Demanding pushy assertive

  23. Actions – Much of what we learn about characters is revealed to us through what they do. Denise picked up the slimy bull frog. She could hardly stand to hold it even for a moment. She held it out at arm’s length from her body and quickly carried it to her brother. squeamish sensitive nervous

  24. Looks Can infer a lot about characters from the clothes they wear, their facial features, their body language, and their mannerisms. Tex was the head rancher on the farm. When he rounds up the horses, he can be easily spotted with his beige hat and vest. Tex’s smile is a mile wild, even with his bushy mustache. jovial proud dedicated

  25. Direct Characterization The writer tells you exactly (directly) what the character is like. Mr. McCarthy has an obnoxiously loud voice which he uses to intimidate his students. Betsy was a determinedthree year old, who knew what she wanted and often got her way, if she cried loud enough. Did you eat your stupid chips for lunch today?

  26. Voices in the Story Narrator: tells the story to the reader. Narration: when the narrator speaks. Character: people in the story. Dialogue: when characters speak.

  27. Characterization • Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. • Types: • direct characterization • indirect characterization.

  28. Characterization • Direct Characterization tellsthe audience what the personality of the character is. • Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.” • Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.”

  29. Characterization • Indirect Characterization shows things that reveal the personality of a character.

  30. Protagonist/Antagonist • It is easiest to think of the protagonist and antagonist characters as the "good guy" and the "bad guy" respectively. • In order to understand protagonist and antagonist, you can think of the protagonist as the hero and the antagonist as the villain. • To remember which is which, remember that: • The prefix PRO- means good, or positive, • The prefix ANT- means bad, or negative.

  31. Protagonist • The protagonist is the central character of a story. • The protagonist can be male or female, and is written as being "good" most of the time, but in some instances can be "bad." • The plot of the story is often written in the protagonist's point of view. • Consider the story The Three Little Pigs. In the original story, the three pigs are the protagonists and the wolf is the antagonist. • A new book titled The Real Story of The Three Little Pigs is written in the wolf's point of view and he becomes the protagonist and the pigs are the antagonists.

  32. Antagonist • The character that causes or leads the conflict against the protagonist is called the antagonist. • The antagonist is not always human, but can be a group or force as well. • The antagonist is the mirror of the protagonist. • Whatever the protagonist does that is good, the antagonist will work to counteract. • Usually the antagonist attempts to disguise him/her/itself. This usually creates the suspense in a story.

  33. Protagonist/Antagonist • When trying to identify the protagonist and antagonist in a story, think about which character is central to the story and which character (or what force) is acting against that central character. • Usually you can consider which character is good and which is bad. In most instances, the good character is the protagonist and the bad, or opposing character, is the antagonist.

  34. Round/Flat • Let's begin by thinking about round and flat characterization like a painting. If you're an artist, you must decide how much detail to put into a painting. • Do you want many lines and many colors, or just an outline and only black and white? As an author, you must decide how much detail to include about each character. • Which characters are most important; how will giving detail, or not giving detail, affect the story?

  35. Round • Characters that are described in depth, with many details, are well-rounded characters. They are called round characters. • If you're reading a story and you feel like you know a character extremely well, then most likely the character is round. • The main character in a story is almost always round, but there are exceptions.

  36. Flat • Characters that are not described well, that you're not given much information about, are flat characters. • Consider a drawing: a three dimensional drawing gives more detail than a one dimensional drawing. • If you draw a flat picture of a house, for example, you can only see one side of it. You cannot see three of the four sides. • This is how a flat character is; you can only see a few characteristics of the character. There are many things you cannot "see", or many details you are not given by the author.

  37. Round/Flat – How Do You Know? • As a reader, judge whether or not the character is round or flat by trying to write down characteristics of the character. • Answer the question: What do you know about the character? • If your list is long, with many characteristics, then the character is round. • If your list is short, or there's not many characteristics at all, then the character is flat.

  38. Static/Dynamic • The key word when dealing with the difference between static and dynamic characters is "change." We are only concerned with internal changes; changes which occur within the character. These would include a major change in their personality, or a change in their outlook on life. • Do not focus on changes that happen TO a character, but rather, changes that happen WITHIN a character. Think about it this way: Does the event affect the character by changing the character internally?

  39. Static • In order for a character to be considered a static character, the character must remain basically the same throughout the entire story. • The character does not undergo any internal changes. • Think of static characterization like plastic surgery. • The character may change in looks, but unless their personality is affected, the character is static.

  40. Dynamic • A dynamic character is a character that undergoes an internal change sometime between the beginning and end of the story. • The change in the character is usually crucial to the story itself. • Say a main character goes through a life-altering experience, such as a race car driver getting into an accident. • If the driver's personality changes and he is no longer willing to take on the risk of driving a race car, the character would be dynamic.

  41. Static/Dynamic • In order to distinguish static characters from dynamic characters, write down a description of the inner character at the beginning of the story, in other words, what do you initially learn about the character's personality? • Answer these three questions: • How does the character feel about his/her/itself? • How does the character act towards others? • What is the character’s goal?

  42. Static/Dynamic • Do the same thing and answer the same questions at the end of the story. • Usually, if you're dealing with a dynamic character, you will be able to notice a difference between your personality descriptions as well as between the answers to the three questions. • If there is no major difference, the character is static.

  43. Identifying the Elements of Conflict Student Notes

  44. Conflict Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.

  45. Two Types of Conflict • Internal conflict: A struggle that occurs within a character's own mind (trouble making a decision, dealing with mixed feelings or emotions) • External conflict: A struggle that occurs between a character and an outside force (another character, a community, forces of nature, etc.)

  46. Types of Conflict Man v. Self • Man v. Self is when the main character in the story has a problem within him or herself.  • Journey to the River Sea is an example of this kind of conflict because the protagonist has problems with himself.

  47. Types of Conflict Man v. Man • A Man vs. Man conflict can be described as a conflict arising between two or more characters of the same kind. • An example of this might be a fist fight between two people. Such as the Protagonist (main character) vs. the Antagonist (villain or someone who's against the protagonist)

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