Chapter 2: Characters Characters “Ta-Na-E-Ka” “The Wind People” “The Bracelet”
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Transcript of Chapter 2: Characters Characters “Ta-Na-E-Ka” “The Wind People” “The Bracelet”
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Chapter 2: Characters
•Characters•“Ta-Na-E-Ka”•“The Wind People”•“The Bracelet”
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Chapter 2: Characters• Characters: the people or animals in a story• Character Traits: qualities, characteristics,
or personality traits of a character • Villain: the “bad guy” character who has
negative traits, such as cruelty, greed, and sneakiness
• Ways that Authors Reveal Character Traits:– Dialogue (Letting the characters talk)– Showing the characters’ actions– Revealing the characters’ thoughts
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Chapter 2: Characters●Plot: what happens in the story; the sequence of
events-Basic Situation and Conflict-Complications-Climax (the turning point, most exciting part)-Resolution (the end)
●Conflict: the struggle, problem, or issue the main character faces or has to overcome
●Character Can Influence Plot-Conflict-can be caused by character (traits)-Complications-can be caused by character
(traits)-Climax-tension can be created by character-Resolution- a character’s traits and actions may
determine how things end up
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Character and Conflict: “Ta-Na-E-Ka”
Genre: short storyFocus: Character and Conflict
– Character: a person or animal in the story– Conflict: a struggle, problem, or issue that needs
to be resolved• External Conflict: a struggle between a character and an
outside force (a bully, an earthquake, etc.)• Internal Conflict: a struggle in a character’s mind or heart
(fear, jealousy, shyness, grief)
Skill: Compare and Contrast– Compare: look for ways in which things are alike– Contrast: look for ways in which things are
differentLR &A #8-10
8. The internal conflict Mary experiences is _________9. Mary’s character traits that affect the resolution of the
story are_________________________________________10. The theme, or the truth about life that Mary
discovers, is__ ____
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Creating An Outline: “The Wind People”
• Genre: article• 3 Steps for Creating an Outline:
1. Getting the main ideas (use subheads to help)
2. Taking notes3. Putting the notes into outline form
• How to set up an outline:I. Main Idea
A. Detail Supporting Main Idea1. Detail Supporting Point A
a. Detail Supporting Point 1
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Character and Point of View: “The Bracelet”
●Genre: Short Story●Focus: Point of View
• Narrator – the person/voice telling the story• First-Person Point of View – when a character in the story is the narrator; the narrator will use pronouns like “I” and “me” when telling the story
●Skill: Predicting •Predicting - guessing what will happen next
●LR&A #5, 10, 115. In the story’s resolution, ______________10. I think the writer chose 1st person point of view because________________________11. I think the theme of the story is _________