'Character acts' presentation slideshows

Literary Terms

Literary Terms. Genre. Literary form or type Examples: short story ; novel; tragedy; epic; essay; biography; poem; play. Genre also applies to music, e.g., jazz, classical, pop, country, etc. Theme. Central message or insight revealed by a literary work.

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Characters

Characters. What is a character?. A character is a person in a story. Characters have feelings, thoughts, and problems. To learn about the characters in a story, pay attention to their actions, thoughts, and words and their relationships with other characters. What is a character trait?.

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Short Story Elements

Short Story Elements. Setting, Character, Theme, Conflict, Point of View, and Plot. Setting. The setting is the time and location in which a story takes place

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Methods of Tracking How a Character Responds and Changes

Methods of Tracking How a Character Responds and Changes. Methods for Character Tracking. Physical Description Name Analysis Attitude/Emotions Dialogue Thoughts/Opinions Reactions: events, people, conflicts, setting Actions. Physical Description.

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Lesson 1

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The Smallest Dragonboy by Anne McCaffrey

The Smallest Dragonboy by Anne McCaffrey. Feature Menu. Introducing the Selection Literary Focus: Motivation Reading Skills: Making Inferences. The Smallest Dragonboy by Anne McCaffrey. The Smallest Dragonboy by Anne McCaffrey.

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Characterization

Characterization. Definition. The methods an author uses to develop the ___________ of a character personality. Methods: Indirect. 1) What a character says 2) What a character does ( action ) 3) What a character looks like ( appearance ) 4) What other characters say about him/her.

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Characterization

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