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Famous All over Town

Famous All over Town. Chato and Flat & Round Characters . Journal Write. Describe yourself as if you were a character in a novel. What characteristics do you have that you see as strengths, which do you see as your weaknesses? Why?. Types of Characters: Flat vs. Round.

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Famous All over Town

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  1. Famous All over Town Chato and Flat & Round Characters

  2. Journal Write • Describe yourself as if you were a character in a novel. What characteristics do you have that you see as strengths, which do you see as your weaknesses? Why?

  3. Types of Characters: Flat vs. Round • Terms coined by English writer E.M. Foster in Aspects of the Novel • Argued that works need a mixture of flat and around characters • Flat Characters • Lack depth and complexity • Tend to be caricatures • Defined by a single idea or quality whose essences can be summed up in a sentence • Round Characters • Fully developed • Have complexity and depth associated with real people • Can surprise readers convincingly because they have full-blown personalities

  4. Chato • What are the most important characteristics Chato has?

  5. Chato’s strengths & Weaknesses

  6. Homework: Argument of Judgment • Using your chart develop a position on which character trait will help and/or harm Chato the most. Provide specific textual evidence. • Format: • Typed • Clear Assertion • At least one direct quote • At least two paragraphs • See class website for rubric.

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