Drawing Conclusions about Characters

1. Of Mice and Men: Curley’s Wife Drawing Conclusions about Characters

2. Please do the following: Pick up handout: Drawing Conclusions Worksheet Open OMAM books to pages: 31-32 (black book), 34-36 (blue book). In READING LESSON SECTION write the date (10/28) and the lesson title“Drawing Conclusion about Characters”

3. ENGAGED PARTICIPATIONHow do I earn a 3 today? • 4 • Consistent in all “3” areas (modeling for others) • Help your partner when possible • BE A LEADER! 3 • Complete work • Do not be a disruption • NO HIB • Positive contributions in whole class discussion/sharing • Utilizing time up to the bell • Willing to take risks as a learner (Ask questions, etc) • Work collaboratively with your table partner when given time to do so • Stay on task

4. Drawing Conclusions(Take Notes in your Reading Lessons section.) Drawing conclusions requires the reader to use experience and clues from the text to form a logical conclusion. • Conclusions are NOT found directly in text. • Conclusions require consideration of relevant experiences. • Conclusions must be logically supported by text evidence. • There is no “right” answer. (However, there are wrong answers; those NOT supported by text evidence.) • Drawing conclusions are inferences that are based on several pieces of textual evidence.

5. Q: How do we draw conclusions about characters?A: Consider how we learn about people. • Joan is a new student at Timberline. How are you going to get to know or learn about Joan? • With partner, BRAINSTORM a list of ways to get to know Joan.

6. 6 ways to Draw Conclusions About Characters (Characterization) (These ways should be in your Iceberg Notes. If not, copy them now.) • Speech • Actions • Thoughts and Feelings • Physical Appearance • Response of Others • Direct Comment by Author

7. Gather evidence* about Curley’s Wife(Fill in chart as we read) *What does the book tell us about Curley’s Wife?

8. With your partner… • Review the evidence on your chart. • What can you “assume” about Curley’s Wife? What is your evidence? Your assumption = a conclusion! • Complete the statement below: (Write this conclusion in your comp books.) One conclusion a reader can draw about _Curley’s Wife_ is _________ because… (Name 1 or 2: speech/ action/ thoughts/ physical appearance/other character’s response/ direct comment).

9. Does the conclusion work? • Does the conclusion require “reading between the lines” (NOT directly stated)? • Is there evidence from the passage to support/prove the conclusion? • Are there several pieces of evidence supporting the conclusion? • Does the conclusion name one or two of the 6 ways of characterization (speech, action, thought/feelings…)?

10. Next Week’s Homework Use the drawing conclusion stem in order to analyze a character from your book. One conclusion a reader can draw about _(Character name)_ is _________ because…(Choose 1 or 2: speech/ action/ thoughts/ physical appearance/ other character’s response/ direct comment). List 3 pieces of evidence to support conclusion.

11. ENGAGED PARTICIPATIONHow did I do today? • 4 • Consistent in all “3” areas (modeling for others) • Help your partner when possible • BE A LEADER! 3 • Complete work • Do not be a disruption • NO HIB • Positive contributions in whole class discussion/sharing • Utilizing time up to the bell • Willing to take risks as a learner (Ask questions, etc) • Work collaboratively with your table partner when given time to do so • Stay on task