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The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963

The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963. Group Work Day!. Arnold & Brown Language Arts 6th Grade. Watsons Character Analysis 3-2-1 Ticket In: 3/5/15 Ticket Out: 3/6/15. What to do with the Watsons today. 3-2-1 3 characters you relate to 2 events you relate to

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The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963

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  1. The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963 Group Work Day! Arnold & Brown Language Arts 6th Grade

  2. Watsons Character Analysis 3-2-1 Ticket In: 3/5/15 Ticket Out: 3/6/15

  3. What to do with the Watsons today • 3-2-1 • 3 characters you relate to • 2 events you relate to • 1 analysis—graphic organizer • Keep the noise level to a minimum 

  4. Pick your Character • Working in a small group, complete the graphic organizer • Share ideas, make suggestions, cite evidence from the novel • Work on your poster

  5. So…what elements bring a character to life? • Character Words • Character Thoughts • Character Actions • Character Feelings • How the Character Responds or Reacts to other Characters • What the Author Tells the Reader About the Character.

  6. Kenny Watson • Think about Kenny. *What is Kenny like in the novel *His role in the novel *How Kenny is treated in the Watson family *What significant events happen to Kenny *How Kenny reacts after these significant events occur

  7. Big Brother “Byron” • Think about Byron *Byron’s role in the novel *How Byron acts with the Watson’s *3 examples of trouble Byron causes *How Byron helps his younger brother Kenny

  8. Character Traits (just a few!) adventurous afraid ambitious angry annoyed arrogant anxious bad bossy brave busy calm careful careless cautious cheerful childish clever clumsy confident confused cooperative courageous cruel curious darling demanding dependable depressed determined dishonest disrespectful doubtful eager easygoing embarrassed energetic evil excited fearless foolish friendly frustrated funny gentle grateful greedy grouchy guilty happy hardworking helpful honest hopeful imaginative impatient impolite independent intelligent jealous kind lazy lonely loving loyal mean messy mischievous naughty nervous nice obnoxious polite proud quiet responsible rowdy rude sad scared selfish serious shy silly smart sneaky sorry spoiled stubborn sweet talented thankful thoughtful trustworthy unhappy upset weak worried

  9. Recap the Group Thinking • Recall with your group the character you chose and actions from each chapter • feelings • appearance • actions • Humor/dialogue • Character Sketch-be neat, be complete, be correct; be sure to follow directions

  10. CHARACTER TRAIT POSTER • ~Using your character pick a scene from Watsons that your character is a part of. Draw your character in the scene in the space below. • ~Around the character’s picture, you need five adjectives that describe your character in that particular scene. • ~Write 2 direct quotes from the novel that covey these character traits of the person.

  11. ~Use any of the categories from the graphic organizer to support your ideas. • ~Add illustrations, symbols, and anything else that makes your poster attractive. BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE CHARACTER’S NAME AND A CAPTION OF THE SCENE.

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