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Unit 2: Page 4--handbook
Point of View and Characterization
Characters are the people you meet
in stories. Good stories make you
imagine how characters look, act,
and feel. What they say gives you
clues about who they are and what
they might do. They make you think or
feel something about yourself and the
world because you care about them.
As a story’s plot unfolds, you are sad
or embarrassed, angry, or scared,
happy or satisfied because of
characters.
Unit 2:
Point of View and Characterization
literature books: page 176
•Read the first paragraph on page
176
•Read the first paragraph under the
heading Part 1: Who tells the
story?
Point of View: page five handbook
literature books: page 176
•Read the first-person point of view
box and example on page
176.
•Read the third-person point of
view box and example on
page 176.
Point of View
literature books: page 176
Copy definition in Handbook on pg 5
Point of View: refers to how a
writer chooses to narrate a story.
When a story is told from the 1st
person point of view, the narrator is
a character in the story and uses
first-person pronouns, such as I, me,
and myself. In a story told from the
3rd person point of view, the narrator
is not a character in the story and
uses words like he, she, and they to
refer to the characters.
Point of View
literature books: page 177
•Read Model 1: First-person point of
view and answer close read
questions as a whole group
•Read Model 2: Third-person point of
view and answer close read
questions as a whole class.
Characterization
literature books: page 178
Copy definition in Handbook on pg 4
Characterization: The way a
writer reveals the personality of a
character and brings him or her to
life. Like real people, characters in
stories have qualities, or character
traits, such as courage, laziness, or
ambition. There are 6 different ways
an author can reveal character
traits.
Handbook Page 8: Character Traits:
Qualities such as courage…
Characterization
literature books: page 178
•Read first paragraph under Part 2:
The People on the Page.
•Read the first box under Methods
of Characterization labeled
“Character’s Physical
Appearance”.
•Read the example.
Characterization
literature books: page 178
Copy definition in Handbook on pg 8
Physical Appearance: A
character’s look can influence your
first impression of him or her. Writers
often provide details that describe
how a character looks and dresses.
A characters appearance would
also include facial expressions or
gestures.
Characterization
literature books: page 178
•Read the second box under
Methods of characterization
labeled “Character’s
Thoughts, Speech, and
Actions”.
•Read the example.
Characterization
literature books: page 178
Copy definition in Handbook on pg 8
Character’s Thoughts, Speech,
and Actions: A character’s own
words and actions can reflect his or
her own personality. Ask: What is the
character good and bad at? What
kinds of things worry him or her? How
does he or she act towards others?
Characterization
literature books: page 178
•Read the third box under
Methods of characterization
labeled “Other Characters’
Reaction”.
•Read the example.
Characterization
literature books: page 178
Copy definition in Handbook on pg 8
Other Characters’ Reactions:
One way to learn about a character
is to note how others feel about him or
her. Ask: How do others treat the
character? What do they say about
him or her?
Characterization
literature books: page 178
•Read the fourth box under
Methods of characterization
labeled “Narrator’s Direct
Comments”.
•Read the example.
Characterization
literature books: page 178
Copy definition in Handbook on pg 8
Narrator’s Direct Comments: The
narrator may directly tell you about a
character’s personality. Ask: What
qualities does the narrator say the
character has? Does the narrator
admire the character?
Characterization
literature books: page 179-180
•Read Methods : Physical
Appearance and answer
close read questions as a
whole group
•Read Method 2: Thoughts and
Action and answer close read
questions as a whole class.
•Read Method 3: Other Characters
and answer close read
questions as a whole class.
•Read Method 4: Narrators
Comments and answer close
read questions as a whole
class.
Name
10/18
The Ghost of the Lagoon
A. The narrator reveals
__________________, and
__________________________
about Mako.