Characterization Videos

1. Make a copy of the notes template

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• FILE>MAKE A COPY
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3. Take notes as you watch the videos:

• Click on the links below to view these videos about characterization:

• Direct vs. Indirect Characterization 
• Dynamics vs. Static Characters 
• Flat vs. Round Characters

Plot Diagram Notes

Take notes are the following Prezi presentation using the blank template HERE.

Non-fiction Text Structures

Click HERE to view the notes on Non-fiction Text Structures. Please copy this by hand into your notebooks.

F.A.T.t. Sentence Examples

Click HERE to see some F.A.T.t. examples.

Activity 1.2.2 - Notes (Right)

If several different people were asked to describe pizza, you might expect to get a variety of responses. Even though the subject would be the same, the descriptions might be quite different because each person uses a different voice.

Voice is a result of a writer’s or speaker’s use of language, and it may be so unique that it’s almost like a fingerprint: a sign of the writer’s or speaker’s identity. This fingerprint results from three central aspects of how language is used in the text.

• Diction—Word choice intended to convey a certain effect

• Syntax—Sentence structure; the arrangement of words and the order of

grammatical elements in a sentence

• Imagery—The words or phrases, including specific details and figurative language, that a writer uses to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas descriptively by appealing to the senses