12.4.1 Short Story: Characters (Class Reader)

• Identifying characters in the class reader; actions and words as evidence
• Comparing and contrasting traits; good/bad as a starting sort, then more precise words
• A paragraph on a character; relating characters to people we know (without naming classmates as villains)

• identify the characters in the short story
• write a paragraph on the characters in the short story
• appreciate the role of characters in stories

“What qualities do you admire in people?”

“How can character traits be described?”

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1. List, prove and compare characters
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   Name the people in the class-reader extract. Prove traits from actions and words. Compare two characters.
2. Paragraph, role-play, living likeness
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   Write a paragraph on a character. Role-play a trait. Relate to people we know by situation, not insult.