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Agenda: October 5th Day 5
Bell Ringer: Write a conversation
between Santa and Sponge Bob
using three of the vocabulary
words.
SSR
“Lamb to the Slaughter” vocab
Types of Characters
» Punctual:
» coming at the right time
» Synonym: prompt
» Antonym: late
» Blissful:
» great joy or happiness
» Synonym: peaceful, relaxed
» Antonym: stressful
» Bewildred:
» to make or feel confused
» Synonym: puzzle, baffle
» Antonym: understanding
» Peculiar:
» odd or strange
» Synonym: weird, unusual,
abnormal
» Antonym: normal
» Exasperated:
» irritated
» Synonym: frustrated, annoyed
» Antonym: calm, relaxed
» Alibi:
» proof of innocence
» Synonym: excuse
10/6 Pd. 3
» Media Center:
» Complete a moodle post for your SSR
book
» Respond to at least one other student
with a question or comment.
» Explore other games/resources on my
website
October 6th Day 6 Agenda
» Bell Ringer:
» Name one synonym for bewildered.
» Draw a picture of someone who feels
exasperated.
» Book Chats
» Types of Characters continued
» Background information: Roald Dahl &
“Lamb to the Slaughter”
» Start story
Deadline
by Chris Crutcher
Setting: present day high school
Protagonist: Ben, 18 years old,
diagnosed with a rare blood disease
Conflict: keeps his sickness a secret
but wants to make the most of the
few months he has left
The Shadow Children Series
Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Shadow Children Series
» Setting: future
» Protagonist: Luke, a 3rd child hiding
from the population police
» Conflict: Luke and other 3rd
children are being blamed for food
shortage, so they must stay in
hiding or be killed
Book Chats: Your Turn
» Bring book with you
» Share the following: Title, Author,
Genre, Setting, Protagonist,
Conflict
» Switch partners every 3 minutes
Types of Characters
List your favorite movies and/or TV
shows.
Types of Characters
PROTAGONIST:
the central character, who the
audience is rooting for.
Your Turn
» Who is the protagonist in your
favorite TV show or movie? SSR
Book?
» Who is the protagonist in your
SSR book?
» ANTAGONIST
whatever opposing force the protagonist
struggles with, such as another
character, environment, or something
within the protagonist’s life
Your Turn
» Who is the antagonist in your
favorite TV show or movie?
» Who is the antagonist in your SSR
book?
Dynamic Characters
» A dynamic character changes or
develops during the course of the
story.
» They’ve learned something, they
act or think differently
Your Turn
» Name one dynamic character in
a TV show or movie.
» Name one dynamic character in
your SSR book.
Static Character
» A static character does not change
or develop during the course of the
story.
Your Turn
» Name one static character in a
TV show or movie.
» Name one static character in
your SSR book.
Characterization
» This is the way the writer presents
the character in the story; it’s the
art of making people real. There
are two types of characterization.
Direct Characterization
• In direct characterization, the narrator or
another character tells us what a person is
like. The words are directly written in the
book.
• EXAMPLE
o Tyler
was a talented little boy. He was a great
pitcher and could hit a home run almost every
time he came to bat.
Indirect Characterization
• Indirect characterization shows things that
reveal the personality of a character. It is
not directly stated in the story.
• There are four different methods
This can be done in five different
ways.
• DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
OR
• INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
speech
• INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
thoughts
• INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
on other characters
• INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
actions
through
through
through affect
through
Indirect through Speech
• SPEECH : What does the character say?
How does the character speak?
• Example: Tyler was pouting on his team’s
bench. “We’re never going to win this
game. Come on! Hit the ball! You guys are
awful!”
Indirect through Thoughts
• Thoughts: What is revealed through the
character’s private thoughts and feelings?
• Example: Tyler thought that Jason was
the only other good player on the team. He
believed that the other players just never
tried hard enough.
Indirect through Affect on Other
Characters
• What is revealed through the character’s
effect on other people? How do other
characters feel or behave in reaction to the
character?
• Example: “Tyler is always pouting on the
bench,” stated Brian. “I wish he would be
more of a team player!”
Indirect through Actions
• What does the character do? How does
the character behave?
• Example: Tyler crushed a home run and
ran around the bases taunting the other
team.
BACK
See if you can determine which type of
characterization is being used.
• Forrest screamed, “Why don’t you just give
me a new bike? I need one now!”
Indirect Characterization through SPEECH
• Forrest threw himself on the ground and
kicked the couch when his mother wouldn’t
buy him a bike.
Indirect Characterization through ACTIONS
• Forrest was an extremely angry child and
was, once again, upset that his mother
wouldn’t buy him a new bike.
Direct Characterization
• I wonder if my mother will ever buy me a
new bike. She doesn’t understand how
much I need it.
Indirect Characterization through THOUGHTS
• “Forrest, stop acting like a baby! Get off
the floor! I’ll buy you a new bike when you
can control yourself!”
Indirect Characterization through AFFECT ON
OTHER CHARACTERS
Your turn
» Come up with your own examples
of direct and indirect
characterization about yourself.
Roald Dahl
» 1916-1990
» Wrote children’s books
and short stories
» His stories typically have
dark humor and
unexpected endings
Roald Dahl
Bell Ringer: Copy this chart.
Character
Nag
Rikki
Shrek
Donkey
Protagonist or Static or
Antagonist?
Dynamic?
October 7th Day 1
Agenda
» Bell Ringer
» SSR
» Read and discuss “Lamb to the
Slaughter”
Agenda: October 10th Day 2
» Bell Ringer:
» Describe the exposition of “Lamb to the
Slaughter”
» What is the Maloney’s marriage like?
» Make a prediction for how the story will end.
» SSR
» Finish story
» Work on questions with partner