Lesson 4: Characterization and Relate

Learning Intentions

Define characterization, dynamic character, static character.
Identify characterization in a text and;
Analyse how language affects characterization in the form of a character analysis table.
Analyze how characterization can develop theme in the form of a structured paragraph.

Essential Question

How can characterization develop a theme?

Task 1: Make Predictions

Look at the images below. These images are all related to this lesson's short story: The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant.

Look at the images and try to predict:

Setting
Characters
Theme
Tone/Mood
Plot
Symbols

Task 2: Review Characterization

When reading stories, we mostly don't remember the actual words written on the story; however, one thing that we struggle to forget is a really engaging character.

Author's use indirect characterization to reveal the personalities of characters, allowing readers to become detectives, rather than simply stating things.

Task 3: Read the short story

Context Slides

Audiobook and Analysis

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to read the story as it is without text aids.

Task 4: Class Discussion

Using the itinerary, guiding questions, and timers, organize a student-led discussion.

Two students should facilitate the discussion.

The purpose of the discussion is to enhance our understanding of the text.

Itinerary, Guiding Questions, & Timers

Task 5: Writing Focus

The final part! The R in CL.E.A.R. The RELATE SENTENCE is what connects your paragraph all together. In short, what you do is relate everything back to your claim.

Watch this video about relate sentences before continuing so you paragraphs can be tied together nicely.

Task 6: Putting it all together!

PART I: S.T.E.A.L ANALYSIS TABLE (for characterization)

Using what you've learned about characterization, complete this practice S.T.E.A.L analysis table by cutting and pasting the correct evidence and analysis into the right sections.

The table characterizes Mr Loisel, Mathilde's husband, and is an example for how to analyse a character's speech and actions. As we are not specifically looking at language (lexical choice or literary devices) there is no need to do level 1.

PART II: Mathilde Loisel S.T.E.A.L Analysis Table

Now, complete a full S.T.E.A.L analysis table for Mathilde Loisel.

PART III: Write a CL.E.A.R paragraph response to the following claim.

How does Mathilde Loisel develop the author's message that an obsession with materialism can negatively change a person’s views of happiness and fulfillment?

You should have:

A strong, debatable claim.
Carefully selected, contextualised, and embedded evidence.
A three-tiered analysis.
A relate statement connecting back to your claim.

Task 7: Reflect

As you finish the lesson, answer the essential question in one sentence and submit via the comments on Google Classroom.

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