EXTENDED

DEFINITIONS
BUILDING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE

I DO

How many people in this room

have brown hair?
Definition/Answer

Extension (Why?)

WE DO

How many people in this room

have blue eyes?
Definition/Answer

Extension (Why?)

A DYNAMIC GROUP COSTUME (I DO)

Function: What does this need to
SHOW in order to exemplify the
definition?THIS COULD BE A GREAT
TIME TO CONSIDER ABSTRACT
NOUNS/UNIVERSAL TRUTHS
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Originality

Example: What are some real

examples you could use as evidence
to extend the definition?
Strong Man, Bearded Lady, Ring
Leader
Max and the Wild Things
The friends who dress up as all the
actors characters (Johnny Depp,
Jim Carrey, etc.)

Non-Example: What are some real nonexamples you could use as evidence to
extend the definition?
A witch, a llama, and a princess
(Everybody dresses in a different
category)
Just wearing witchs hats (Making

Visual:

A DYNAMIC POSTER TO PRESENT

FUNCTION

EXAMPLE

NON-EXAMPLE

VISUAL

FUNCTION
Focus: Extended definition of your abstract noun.
What is your abstract noun?
What does it look like in a character?
How does it help to show growth within a
character?
Why is it so important for your dynamic archetype?

TRANSITIONS
In the first place,
As a matter of fact,
Namely,
Certainly,
In particular
Certainly, a hero must show the quality of failure if he/she is
going to show any growth throughout the journey.
In the first place, one must understand what failure looks like
in a hero and why it is so important to the plot.

EXAMPLE
Focus: Identifying a character from a text that shows
the abstract noun you have chosen.
What kind of context to you need to give the
reader? (Title, author, rough plot)
What quote will you use?
How will you tie the quote back to the thesis
statement?

TRANSITIONS
In addition,
In light of,
Equally important,
Also,
Moreover,
Of course,
Furthermore
As an illustration,
For example,
For example, Harry Potter, from JK Rowlings Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,
shows darkness because he has part of Voldemorts soul living inside of him.
Moreover, this dynamic abstract noun can be seen in the most compelling of heroes,
such as Harry Potter in JK Rowlings Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

NON-EXAMPLE
Focus: Identifying a character from a text that DOES
NOT show the abstract noun you have chosen.
What kind of context to you need to give the
reader? (Title, author, rough plot) CANNOT BE THE
SAME TEXT AS YOUR EXAMPLE
What quote will you use?
How will you tie the quote back to the thesis
statement?

TRANSITIONS
Although this may be true,
In contrast,
On the other hand,
Nonetheless,
Even so,
On the contrary,
Despite
Although this may be true, not all villains show guilt, just as Uncle Paulo did
not show guilt in Jessica Khourys Origin.
On the other hand, Uncle Paulo, from Jessica Khourys novel Origin, did not
show guilt.

CONCLUSION
Focus: Specific (reword thesis statement) to
general.
How can I connect my abstract noun to the
dynamics of humanity as a whole?

TRANSITIONS
As can be seen,
In the final analysis,
All things considered,
To sum up,
As shown above,
On the whole,
In the final analysis, a dynamic villain must show guilt.
To sum up, guilt is a vital feeling for the villain to have in order to be seen
as dynamic.