Do Now – Take out HW
Analyze the pair of words below. Choose which one (of
each pair) has a stronger connotation and provide an
explanation (what images, ideas, feelings are
associated with the word with the stronger
connotation).
1. harass bother
2. awful unspeakable
3. freedom emancipation
4. small miniscule
Group 1 Share Do Now
Do Now
1. harass bother
Harass has the stronger connotation because implies
more harm than bother does
2. awful unspeakable
Unspeakable has the stronger connotation because
awful can apply a whole range of things, from not so
bad, such as a headache, to very bad, such as a car
crash. Unspeakable, however, suggests only
extraordinary bad things, or things that are too
horrible to speak about
Do Now
3. freedom emancipation
Emancipation is stronger because it suggests the end
to the horrors of slavery
4. small miniscule
Miniscule is stronger because it suggest the smallest of
the small, something can barely be seen
Types of Characters
People or animals
Major characters
Minor characters
Protagonist
Antagonist
Round/Dynamic characters
Flat/Static characters
Characterization
 A writer reveals what a character is like and how the
character changes throughout the story.
 Two primary methods of characterization:
Direct- writer tells what the character is like
Indirect- writer shows what a character is like by
describing what the character looks like, by telling
what the character says and does, and by what other
characters say about and do in response to the
character.
Direct Characterization
And I don’t play the dozens or
believe in standing around with somebody
in my face doing a lot of talking. I much
rather just knock you down and take my
chances even if I’m a little girl with skinny
arms and a squeaky voice, which is how I
got the name Squeaky.
…
From “Raymond’s Run” by T. Bambara
Indirect Characterization
The old man bowed to all of
us in the room. Then he removed
his hat and gloves, slowly and
carefully. Chaplin once did that in
a picture, in a bank--he was the
janitor.
From “Gentleman of Rio en Medio” by J. Sedillo
Elements of Character
Fully
Developed
Friends
Relatives
Main
Minor
Not Fully
Developed
Character
Protagonist
Flat
Co-Main
An tagonist
Enemy
Elements of Character
Character
Main – Protagonist, Fully developed
Co-Main – Antagonist, Enemy
Minor – Relative or Friends, Not fully developed
Factors in Analyzing Characters
 Physical appearance of character
 Personality
 Background/personal history
 Motivation
 Relationships
 Conflict
 Does character change?
Inferences
 To make a reasonable guess about some element of the
story from what the writer implies
 For example: Through indirect characterization you will
observe details in order to inferences about the
characters
Read To Da-Duh in Memorium
 Create Characterization Chart
Detail
Infer about character
To Da-Duh in Memorium
 Pg 147
 149
 150
 151
Do Now
 Name 3 ways to analyze characters. (Use Notes)
 Which word (of each pair) has the stronger
connotation?
 1 fatigued
tired
 2 unhappy melancholy
 List 3 words associated with the word mature, then
identify which words have a positive connotation and
which words have a negative connotation
 How do you think music affects the tone of movies,
stories, or sound clips?
 Physical appearance of character
 Personality
 Background/personal history
 Motivation
 Relationships
 Conflict
 Does character change?
Do Now (10)
 Characterization Worksheet
Group 6 (or 5)
 (10)
Listen to Ghetto Life 101 (40)
 Direct Characterization
 Indirect Characterization
 Lloyd
 LeAlan
 Ms. Ford – Homeroom teacher
 LeAlan’s Grandmother
 Sophia – Lloyd’s 19 year old sister
 Chill – Lloyd’s father
 Pay attention to the music and how it affects the
documentary!!!
Complete Characterization Chart
Group Time (20)
 Share with your group your details
 Make inferences together about each detail
Share… (10)
 Group inferences with class
Summaries (20)
Based in inferences, write summaries describing each
character
Exit Slip
Think about how the boys use music in their
documentary. How does it set a mood? Enhance the
story? Enhance the message?