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Characters and Setting

Characters and Setting. Character Details. Characters include: Physical appearance Personality traits Likes/ Dislikes Actions, things they say, etc. Author’s job is to make them like real people (change, elaborate with show not tell). What a Character!!. What is a character trait?

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Characters and Setting

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  1. Characters and Setting

  2. Character Details • Characters include: • Physical appearance • Personality traits • Likes/ Dislikes • Actions, things they say, etc. • Author’s job is to make them like real people (change, elaborate with show not tell)

  3. What a Character!! • What is a character trait? • Who are some memorable characters from literature?

  4. Character Clues • Read the short passage • Find examples of character development

  5. SASSY Practice (in notebook: “Sassy Characters”) • Pick a character (real, from a book or movie, one you made up) • Create a tricle map with their name in the middle • TRICLE around with details of physical appearance, personality, things said, things done, etc. • Write THREE SASSY sentences (any type-label) that explore and SHOW things about your character.

  6. Six Sassy Sentence types: 1. Two-adjective beginnings 2. “-ing” at beginning or end 3. “-ly” beginnings 4. Informative interrupters (appositives) 5. Balanced sentences 6. Dependent clauses

  7. Deep blue eyes Rude: Thanks no one Curly black hair selfish: cancels kingdom festivities The Princess

  8. 1. Two-Adjective Beginnings: • Deep blue yet dead, the Princess’s eyes glared at the guards. • Curly black hair flew into a mess of snakes upon the Princess’s head as she yelled at the incompetent guards.

  9. Setting Details • Setting includes: • PLACE (Where) • Time (of day or year or history)- Where • Weather • Setting HEARTS sensory images

  10. Get Inspired by Setting • Can a plot change because of setting? • Think of a story you’ve read. Could it change if placed somewhere else?

  11. Guess the Setting • How important are the 5 senses in setting? • Can you guess the setting by hearing the sensory clues?

  12. SASSY Practice (in notebook: “Sassy Setting”) • Pick a setting (real, from a book or movie, one you made up) • Create a tricle map with the place in the middle • TRICLE around with details of all five senses (especially visuals), time of day/ year (history if applicable), weather, etc • Write THREE SASSY sentences (any type-label) that explore and SHOW things about your setting.

  13. Six Sassy Sentence types: 1. Two-adjective beginnings 2. “-ing” at beginning or end 3. “-ly” beginnings 4. Informative interrupters (appositives) 5. Balanced sentences 6. Dependent clauses

  14. Swirling vines over walls Gold throne room moat with rapid Old brick walls water The Palace

  15. 4. Informative Interrupters • The throne room, encased in gold and protected by 20 guards, was no match for the crown thief. • The moat, a once rapid mess of dancing waves, remained calm throughout the Princess’s tantrum.

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