Do Now – Take out HWAnalyze 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 bother2. awful unspeakable3. freedom emancipation 4. small miniscule

Group 1 Share Do Now

Do Now1. harass bother

Harass has the stronger connotation because implies more harm than bother does

2. awful unspeakableUnspeakable 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 Now3. freedom emancipation

Emancipation is stronger because it suggests the end to the horrors of slavery

4. small minisculeMiniscule is stronger because it suggest the smallest of the small, something can barely be seen

Types of CharactersTypes of CharactersPeople or animalsMajor charactersMinor charactersProtagonist Antagonist Round/Dynamic

charactersFlat/Static characters

CharacterizationCharacterizationA writer reveals what a character is like and A writer reveals what a character is like and

how the character changes throughout the how the character changes throughout the story.story.

Two primary methods of characterization:Two primary methods of characterization:Direct-Direct- writer tells what the character is writer tells what the character is

likelikeIndirectIndirect-- writer shows what a character is writer shows what a character is

like by describing what the character looks like by describing what the character looks like, by telling what the character says and like, by telling what the character says and does, and by what other characters say about does, and by what other characters say about and do in response to the character.and do in response to the character.

…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

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

Character

Main

Flat

Minor

Not Fully Developed

FriendsRelativesFully

Developed

Protagonist

AntagonistCo-Main

Enemy

Elements of CharacterCharacterMain – Protagonist, Fully developedCo-Main – Antagonist, EnemyMinor – Relative or Friends, Not fully

developed

Factors in Analyzing Factors in Analyzing CharactersCharacters

Physical appearance of characterPersonalityBackground/personal historyMotivationRelationshipsConflictDoes character change?

InferencesTo make a reasonable guess about some

element of the story from what the writer impliesFor example: Through indirect characterization

you will observe details in order to inferences about the characters

Read To Da-Duh in MemoriumCreate Characterization Chart

Detail Infer about character

To Da-Duh in MemoriumPg 147149150151

Do NowName 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 characterPersonalityBackground/personal historyMotivationRelationshipsConflictDoes character change?

Do Now (10)Characterization Worksheet

Group 6 (or 5) (10)

Listen to Ghetto Life 101 (40)Direct CharacterizationIndirect Characterization

LloydLeAlanMs. Ford – Homeroom teacherLeAlan’s GrandmotherSophia – Lloyd’s 19 year old sisterChill – 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 detailsMake inferences together about each detail

Share… (10)Group inferences with class

Summaries (20)Based in inferences, write summaries

describing each character

Exit SlipThink about how the boys use music in their documentary. How does it set a mood? Enhance the story? Enhance the message?