Teacher: Summer Mahan Date: 7-13

Grade: 7th Subject: Reading/Characterization

This is a 2 day lesson plan on characters/characterization that is part of a short story elements unit.

Stage 1- Desired Results

Established Goals:

ELACC7RL6: Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.

Understandings: Students will understand that.. there are several ways to determine what a character is like. A lot of thought goes into the development of a character.

Essential Questions: How are characters developed?

Student will know. *characterization *Indirect vs. direct characterization *static vs dynamic character

Student will be able to *determine if a character is static or dynamic. *analyze a the development of a character using the method of characterization.

Stage 2- Assessment Evidence

Performance Tasks: Students will create their own dynamic character using the method of characterization that will later be used in a short story they create themselves. Other Evidence: *informal observations and discussions *characterization graphic organizers on a picture book character

Self-Assessments Students will fill out the rubric on their character they develop to make sure they have a fully developed character and write a paragraph explaining why their character is complete.

Other Evidence, Summarized

Stage 3 Learning Plan

. Learning Activities: 1. Journal Topic: Describe your favorite character. It can be from a book, tv show, or movie. 2. Have some students share their journal entries and then create a list as a class of categories used to describe those characters (physical traits, personality traits, etc) 3. Have students fill in closed notes while listening/watching the powerpoint podcast about characters and characterization. 4. Read the picture book Thunder Rose to the class while students fill out a characterization graphic organizer on Thunder Rose. Let pairs of students discuss the graphic organizer and then fill out together as a class. 5. Put students into groups of 3-4 with their own picture book. Groups will fill out the graphic organizer on one of the characters in their book. They will write a paragraph describing their character using the graphic organizer they filled out. 6. Students will create their own dynamic character to be in a short story they will create later on in the unit. First, students will go to bubbl.us to create their own character web and print it out. They will also draw a picture of their characterthey can do this online or free hand (up to the student and what he/she is comfortable with) 7. They will have a rubric to follow to make sure they have a fully developed character.

They will fill out their own rubric once they have created their character to make sure they have everything needed. Students will write a paragraph explaining why their character is complete.