Today we read for 10 minutes. We then discussed characterization a bit more and the idea that when we are asked to describe our characters we need to make sure we are describing the character in the context of the story. In other words, we should pay attention to their most prominent characteristics within the story and not stretch things or take them out of context. I then showed an example of a paragraph that discusses the character of George. The objective of showing this was to point out the transitions that are used to be sure we are analyzing and not listing and that we are taking care to choose the most precise adjectives we can.
Students will then work together to write an equally good paragraph on Lillian. This will be done in pairs in a Google doc.
HW: Read/Log/post it and write a long-write (#12) describing one character in your book. You must use at least 2 quotes from the book to support your assertion.
One character
One adjective
2 quotes
Begin with:
I am currently on page ___________of ________________. I am going to describe the character of_______________________. Provide your description and then support it. Try to do parenthetical references correctly.
For example:
I am currently on page 101 of Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelson. The character I am going to describe is Cole Mathews. Cole Mathews' character is patient. The reason I know this is that in the Circle Justice meeting he smiles when Edwin enters the room.............
