2. Character. In two or three complete sentences, describe a celebrity without using his or her name.

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1 Name: Ms. Fittz English 2 3 September 2014 English 2 Agenda Wednesday, September 3 Bell-Ringer. 1. Inference. What does it mean to infer? (think back to let it go and to The Open Window by Saki. 2. Character. In two or three complete sentences, describe a celebrity without using his or her name. 3. Read what you wrote to a partner. See if they can guess who you were thinking of based on what you wrote. What celebrity did your partner describe? How did you know? I knew this because II. Review: Inference a. The Fray, How to Save a Life III. Characterization: S.T.E.A.L. a. Practice: IV. Roald Dahl V. Read Lamb to the Slaughter a. APPLY inference & characterization VI. Exit Ticket: Inference and Characterization Learning Objectives *We will *We will Announcements: Soccer on 2:30. Grass field behind auditorium. Do YOU have what it takes to beat your English teacher? Tutoring after school 2:00-4:00 M-TR by appointment. Soccer Friday laura.fittz@mnps.org * text/call * fittz.weebly.com

2 II. Review: Inference What does it mean to infer (verb) something? What is an inference (noun)? When I infer something about a text, I read the lines and make an educated guess about what s happening based on specific. Steps to inferring: 1. Find clues. 2. Connect the dots. 3. Make a guess. How to Save a Life by The Fray Step one you say we need to talk He walks you say sit down it's just a talk He smiles politely back at you You stare politely right on through Some sort of window to your right As he goes left and you stay right Between the lines of fear and blame You begin to wonder why you came CHORUS: Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life As he begins to raise his voice You lower yours and grant him one last choice Drive until you lose the road Or break with the ones you've followed He will do one of two things He will admit to everything Or he'll say he's just not the same And you'll begin to wonder why you came PRACTICE! Let s infer what s going on in the song How to Save a Life by The Fray. 1. Find clues. What words or phrases stand out and hint at what the song is about? 2. Connect the dots. What do these words or phrases have in common? What themes do these clues point to? 3. Make a guess. What do you guess is the theme of the song? What might have happened to cause the musicians to write this song? Think. Why would an author allow you to infer something, rather than just telling you what is going on?

3 III. Characterization is the way the author reveals the of characters. There are two types of characterization: direct and indirect. characterization is when an author the audience exactly what the personality of a character is. Joaquin is excited to see his friends in class. characterization is when an author the audience what the personality of a character is. There are methods of indirect characterization, which we can remember by using the acronym. Cesilia ran into the classroom and gave a sneak-attack hug to her friend. SPEECH: character? How does the character? THOUGHTS: What is revealed through the character s thoughts and? : EFFECT ON OTHERS: What is revealed through the character s effect on other people? How do other characters feel or in reaction to the character? ACTIONS: character? How does the character? LOOKS: character like? How does the character? Practice. Using your literary skills, characterize the joker based on the following scene from The Dark Knight. S: T: E: A: L: Which is more interesting: direct or indirect characterization? Why?

4 " Characterization in Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Underline examples of characterization of both Mary and her husband while you are reading. Tomorrow, we ll be using this characterization to make a claim backed by evidence about the character of Mary. Inferring Mary s Motives for Murder After finishing today s section, go back and find specific details about Mary Maloney. These details are clues that will help us figure out Mary s motivations for (1) killing her husband, (2) for going to the store, and (3) for feeding the police officers. Be sure to include quotes (phrases from the text) that support your claims. 1. Find clues. What details do we know about Mary? What are her thoughts, actions, and dialogues? 2. Connect the dots. What do these words or phrases say about Mary? How does what we already know about her connect to her actions? 3. Make a guess. Based on the clues we ve collected, what do you think motivated Mary to kill her husband? to go to the store? to feed the police officers? " Make a prediction about the rest of the story. What do you think will happen to Mary? Do you think the detectives will figure out who murdered her husband?

5 Name: Ms. Fittz English 2 3 September 2014 "Take some time to consider today. Thoughtfully compose the point value you would award yourself out of the following categories. Finally, add up your points. /1 Class on Time *Points* /1 Bringing Sharpened Pencil /1 Completing Bell-ringer /1 Answering a Question /2 Respectful (to self, classmates, and teacher) /2 Completing ALL of Agenda /2 Completing Exit Ticket "Take some time to consider today. Thoughtfully compose the point value you would award yourself out of the following categories. Finally, add up your points. /1 Class on Time *Points* /1 Bringing Sharpened Pencil /1 Completing Bell-ringer /1 Answering a Question /2 Respectful (to self, classmates, and teacher) /2 Completing ALL of Agenda /2 Completing Exit Ticket = /10 Total Points = /10 Total Points What is the most important thing you learned today? What is the most important thing you learned today?