Well folks, things have been going well in class but not well on Flight 307. I typically post our thinking and work during your PrimeTime, but the last few classes we’ve run into internet troubles.
Here’s a recap of the work we’ve been doing this week.
We’ve moved from a focus on point-of-view to a focus on characterization, while still remember that we need to access that point of view information.
On Tuesday, we were introduced to the concept of STEAL by Ms. Murphy.
Speech
Thoughts
Effect on Others
Actions
Looks
Those are the indirect ways that an author creates a character. It is also the ways in which we learn about people around us. Those are the tools we use to evaluate the people around us, to make judgements about them, to make choices about engaging them as friends or avoiding them altogether.
Here’s a slideshare to help you remember them all.
The only homework was to study for the Flocabulary SAT #1: Transformation quiz on Thursday, complete the exercises there on the Flocabulary website (print and complete) and make sure you’ve got your tolerance project in and self-assessed. (That last part was due last week so this shouldn’t feel that overwhelming IF you’ve been on top of it.)
We used clips from Mean Girls to help us see this work in action and then lines of dialogue and narration from Of Mice and Men and To Kill a Mockingbird amongst others.
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