“Eleven”• Objectives: SWBAT

continue to develop Big 6 strategy use

• SWBAT evaluate a character and his or her traits

• Key Term: character traits

What do you learn about these two people from the picture?

Use your Reader’s Notebook

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• Take a look at the picture.

• Who is the leader in the picture?

• Support your response with evidence.

New Terms to Define

• Character• Traits• Protagonist• Antagonist

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Character

• The people or animals in a story.

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Traits

• The words used to describe a character.

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Protagonist• Protagonist (pro-TAG-eh-nist) • A protagonist is considered

to be the main character or lead figure in a novel, play, story, or poem.

• It may also be referred to as the "hero" of a work. Over a period of time the meaning of the term protagonist has changed.

• The word protagonist originated in ancient Greek drama and referred to the leader of a chorus. Soon the definition was changed to represent the first actor onstage. In some literature today it may be difficult to decide who is playing the role of the protagonist.

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Antagonist• A character in a story or poem who

deceives, frustrates, or works

against the main character, or

protagonist in some way.

• The antagonist doesn't necessarily

have to be a person. It could be

death, the devil, an illness, or any

challenge that prevents the main

character from living "happily ever

after." In fact, the antagonist could be

a character of virtue in a literary work

where the protagonist represents evil.

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Let’s ReadGuiding Questions:

Who is the protagonist?Who or what is the

antagonist?

Objectives: to continue to develop Big 6 strategy use and evaluate a character and his or her traits

Key Term: character traits

Look over the list that has been given to you. Pick ONE trait that best

describes you.Be ready to explain why you picked

that trait.

Objectives: to continue to develop Big 6 strategy use and evaluate a character and his or her traits

Key Term: character traits

How do we ID character traits?Look at:

• Character’s actions• Character’s thoughts and feelings• Character’s appearance• What other characters think and say

about that character

Objectives: to continue to develop Big 6 strategy use and evaluate a character and his or her traits

Key Term: character traits

You will use each of these terms we have discussed as we read the short

story “Eleven”

Objectives: to continue to develop Big 6 strategy use and evaluate a character and his or her traits

Key Term: character traits

– As you read the story “Eleven”, complete the character charts for:• Mrs. Price• Rachel

– Be sure to support your response with examples from the text.

Rachel Mrs. Price

Trait

Evidence

Trait

Evidence

Trait

Evidence

Objectives: to continue to develop Big 6 strategy use and evaluate a character and his or her traits

Key Term: character traits

Rachel Mrs. Price

Trait

Evidence

Trait

Evidence

Trait

Evidence

Objective: SWBAT identify key events within the plot through visualizationKey Term: character traits

Comic Strip• Draw a comic strip on the paper provided

that shows the events of Rachel’s birthday. – Pay attention to visual details, such as the

appearance of the sweater, as well as to the interactions between characters.

– Include conversations “bubbles” so that the reader knows what each character is thinking or communicating.

• (Activities and Exploration - question 1, pg32)