Character Development
What is character development?
Character change over time
What is character perspective?
A characters thoughts and feelings
What does Yoon think in the this sentence:
“My mother should have named me Shining Fool instead.”
Ⓐ She wishes she was never named “Shining Wisdom.”
Ⓑ She thinks that she shouldn’t have shared her bracelet with the girl.
Ⓓ She thinks “Shining Fool would be a good name to have.
B
Give an example of a character that changes over time. You can make up a character as long as you give specific examples.
Explain!
What does it mean to Explain?
To make clear
“I have to give a presentation where I talk about a family tradition.”
Which word from the sentence helps the reader understand the meaning of presentation?
Ⓐ family
Ⓑ give
Ⓒ tradition
Ⓓ talk
D
True or false:
Characters are developed through character traits, feelings, motivation and response to situations.
true
True or false:
Characters perspectives include how they change over time.
False
Which sentence from the passage explains how Yoon felt when her mother gave her the Korean story book?
A. “I liked the book, but my heart still longed for a jump rope.”
B. It was a Korean storybook about a little girl who was tricked by a tiger.
C. Thank you, Mother,” I said smiling.
A
Does a character change only in the beginning?
No- from the beginning to end.
To figure out a characters perspective, pay attention for...
What characters: "Feel", "think", say, respond, etc
Which sentence shows how Nokomis feels about her dream catcher?
Ⓐ “Our people have made these for many generations”
Ⓑ He felt pride in himself, too.
Ⓒ “This dream catcher is precious.”
Ⓓ Nokomis smiled and nodded her head.
C
What is the difference between character perspective and character development?
Character change over time v. Characters thoughts & feelings
Family Traditions:
Why does the author use interesting words and phrases like “BANG” and “drums beat out happy tunes?”
Ⓐ to entertain us with exciting words
Ⓑ to persuade us to use firecrackers and drums
Ⓒ to help the reader understand how the celebrations can be fun and exciting
Ⓓ to provide us with information about traditions
C
Choose two ways Peter from "The Dream Catcher" changes.
Ⓐ he becomes proud
Ⓑ he becomes disappointed
Ⓒ he felt that he gave the best presentation in the class
Ⓓ he makes a plan
E) he tells his teacher that he can’t do the project
A,D