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Unit 1 Characters with Character. Vocabulary. characterization. dialogue. monologue. plot. Pivotal point – Most exciting part!. Conflict is building through characters’ responses. Things are wrapping up rapidly. Setting is established. Also called… D enouement. protagonist. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Unit 1Characters with Character

Vocabulary

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DescriptionWhen analyzing text for characterization, we look at the methods a writer uses to develop the characters - their physical descriptions, what they say and do, etc.

Characteristics- Physical descriptions- Actions- What a character says- What other characters or the narrator says about them

Examples Picturecharacterization

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DescriptionThe dialogue between characters in a narrative or film enables the reader or viewer to connect with the characters and learn more about the plot.

Characteristics- Takes place between two or more characters- Quotation marks used in narratives- Provides information about ………… characters and plot

Examples Picturedialogue

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DescriptionIn a play, a monologue provides the audience with a glimpse into a character’s thoughts and emotions as they speak only to themselves.

Characteristics- One character talking to himself/herself- Used in plays- A dramatic speech

Examples Picturemonologue

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DescriptionThe plot of a narrative or film can be mapped out starting with the introduction to the setting and following the story line all the way through to the resolution.

Characteristics- Introduction (setting)- Rising action- Falling action- Climax- Resolution

Examples Pictureplot

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Also called…Denouement

Setting isestablished

Conflict is building through characters’ responses Things are

wrapping uprapidly

Pivotal point – Most exciting part!

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DescriptionWhen trying to identify the protagonist of a story, look for the central character or the one who is involved in the main conflict of the plot.

Characteristics- Main character- Involved in the main conflict (usually with the antagonist)- Dynamic (character who goes through a change)

Examples Pictureprotagonist

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DescriptionIn historical fiction the setting is a real place during an actual time in history, and may involve a significant event from history, as well.

Characteristics- Place (where the story happens)- Time (when the story takes place)

Examples Picturesetting (historical)