State the classroom rule or procedure practiced yesterday. Explain in detail how to properly complete this rule or procedure.

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Setting the ToneJournal Writing

• State the classroom rule or procedure practiced
  yesterday. Explain in detail how to properly
  complete this rule or procedure.
• If time allows draw a picture that shows this
  rule or procedure.

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Daily Practice Session

• Rule/procedure of the day Leaving Class
• Steps involved

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Crafting the Lesson

• Characters
• Static
• Dynamic
• Round
• Flat

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Static

• a character who does not change in personality,
  nature, or attitude.
• he/she is the same sort of person from the
  beginning of the story until the very end
  static
• Ex. Father in A Days Wait

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Dynamic (developing)

• a character who undergoes at least one permanent,
  important change in personality, nature, or
  attitude.
• if a character has become noticeably more mature,
  wiser, more understanding, or more patient or
  has changed in any other significant way
  dynamic
• Ex. Schatz in A Days Wait

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Round

• a well developed, multi-sided, and complex
  character.
• we feel that we know the character so well that
  he or she has become a real person round
• Ex. Usually the protagonist/main character

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Flat

• is not fully developed
• we know only one side (one description) of the
  character flat
• Ex. Character in a story, but he or she does not
  play a significant role (Mother in A Days Wait)

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Helpful hints

• Here are your character choices
• Round and dynamic
• Round and static
• Flat and static

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Character Chart
Character Dynamic Static
Round Best type of character Usually the protagonist (main character) Well-developed often found in protagonist in books for younger children
Flat none Found in simple books like fairy tales. Or minor characters in books.
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Composing Meaning

• Watch Where the Wild Things Are

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Watch the video Where the Wild Things Are. Be
prepared to answer questions
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Composing Meaning

• Discuss the following questions
• Does Max act the same at the beginning and end of
  the story?
• Does Max change the way he acts towards others?
• Is Max a static or dynamic character?
• Why? What characteristics does he have that
  makes him a _____ character?

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Composing Meaning 2

• Read A Days Wait.
• Identify the characters in the story.
• Create a chart/list of characters and type of
  character (round and dynamic, round and
  static, or flat and static)
• Homework if not finished in class

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Reflection

• Review classroom rule/procedure covered today in
  class.
• HOMEWORK finish characterization chart.