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I. Characters
A.
Dynamic and Static
1. A dynamic character is one who goes
through a personality change due to the events in the story.
2. A static character is one whose personality does not change throughout the story.

I. Characters (cont.)
B. Round and Flat
1. A round character is one whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully described or explained by the author. In general, main characters are round because many insights are given.
2. A flat character is one who is not fully described but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author. They tend to be minor characters.

I. Characters (cont.)
C. Dynamic and Round
In most books the main character is both dynamic and round.
D. Round and Static
Characters can be round and static. For example, think about the character James
Bond. We know a great deal about this character’s personality (round), yet he does not go through an inner personality change from the beginning to the end of the story
(static). Often the side-kick in a story is round and static.

I. Characters (cont.)
E. Dynamic and Flat
Characters cannot be dynamic and flat, because in a flat character we do not know enough about them to recognize a change.

* Write whether each character is dynamic or static. * Then write whether the character is flat or round.
* Write the answers in your packet first.
*Change them as necessary after discussion.
 Ebenezer Scrooge
 Bob Cratchit
 Harry Potter
 Voldermort
 Jody Tiflin
 Billy Buck
 Great Grandmother Breckenridge

Chapter 1 and 2
 Read chapters 1 and 2 and identify the types of characters.
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/hatchet.htm
and complete the Online
Questions for these chapters.
 Write the correct answers in the designated places in the packet.

II. Setting
A.
Some stories have more than one setting.
B.
Look for changes in descriptions to identify characters’ movement throughout the story.

Chapters 3 and 4
 Read chapters 3 and 4 and decide if the setting changes.
 Write a paragraph to describe the designated space in the packet.
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and complete the
Online Questions for these chapters.
 Write the correct answers in the designated places in the packet.

III. Point of View
A.
In the first-person point of view one character tells the story. This character reveals only personal thoughts and feelings of what s/he sees. The writer uses pronouns such as "I“, "me“, “mine”, or "my“.
Example:
I woke up this morning feeling terrific. I hopped out of bed excited to start the new day. I knew that today was the day my big surprise would come

III. Point of View (cont.)
B. With the second-person point of
view the narrator tells the story using the pronoun "you". The character is someone similar to you.
Example:
You wake up feeling really terrific.
Then you hop out of bed excited to start the new day. You know that today is the day that your big surprise will come

III. Point of View (cont.)
C. The third-person point of view is the most commonly used in fiction. When writing in the third-person you will use pronouns such as "he",
"she", or "it".
Example:
Brian woke up feeling terrific. He hopped out of bed excited to start the new day. He knew that today was the day that his big surprise would come.

III. Point of View (cont.)
D. The third-person omniscient point of view is when the narrator sees and knows everything that is going on.
E. The third-person limited point of view is when the narrator experiences the story through the senses and thoughts of just one character.

Online Practice!
1.
Number a sheet of lined paper 1-10.
2.
Go to the website below: h ttp://mrshatzi.com/files/pointofview-ws.pdf
3.
Respond to each prompt by writing down whether the passage is written in first, second, or third person point of view.
 Extension: write 3 original passages using all 3 points of view.

Chapters 5 and 6
 Read chapters 5 and 6.
 Decide the point of view in these chapters.
Be prepared to discuss the point of view and cite evidence for your choice.
 Challenge: How might your reaction to the story change if a different point
of view were used? (Would it be easier or more difficult to make connections?
Would the tone change? Would you like it less or more? Why?)

Chapters 5 and 6
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and complete the
Online Questions for these chapters.
 Write the correct answers in the designated places in the packet.

IV. Conflict
A.
Conflict is the struggle between the opposing forces on which the action in a work of literature depends.
B.
In short stories, there is usually one major conflict. In longer stories, there could be several conflicts.
C. Some forms of conflict include the following:
 Person vs. Person
 Person vs. Self
 Person vs. the Environment
 Person vs. Technology

Online Practice
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 Write your responses to the prompts in your packet.

Chapters 7 and 8
 Read chapters 7 and 8 and identify the conflict(s).
 Be prepared to discuss the conflict(s) in class and cite evidence for your responses.
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and complete the Online
Questions for these chapters.
 Write the correct answers in the designated places in the packet.

V. Plot
A.
The plot is the story that is told in a novel, play, or movie.
B. The plot has five components:
Exposition,
Rising Action, Climax, Falling
Action, Resolution.
 Challenge: Define each of the above components!

Online Practice!
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Chapters 9 and 10
 Read chapters 9 and 10.
 Write a paragraph to explain the plot in
 Use at least one of the following terms in your paragraph: Exposition, Rising
Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.
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and complete the
 Write the correct answers in the

VI. Theme
A.
The theme is the insight about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader. It is usually not stated directly, but must be inferred.
B.
To infer is to make an educated guess about something based on context clues.
C.
The theme is the message of a story.
Ask yourself this question: What should you learn from the story?

Online Practice!
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Chapters 11 and 12
 Read chapters 11 and 12.
 Decide on a possible theme for these book as a whole.
 Be prepared to discuss your choices with the class and cite evidence.
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and complete the
 Write the correct answers in the

VII. Story Map
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 Let’s review the map first.

Chapters 13 - Epilogue
 Read chapters 13 – Epilogue.
 Complete the Story Map in your
 Be prepared to share and discuss your responses.
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and complete the
Online Questions for these chapters.
 Write the correct answers in the

Comprehensive Quiz
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_quiz.htm

Vocabulary by Chapter
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