Analyzing Character Development

Analyzing Character Development

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• Describe the main conflict a character faces in a story or drama and determine how the character develops or changes in response to that conflict.

• Analyze literary characters, including their traits, motivations, attitudes, and relationships.

Lesson Objectives

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Draw

Complete the chart

Open Ended

Describe how the boy seems to change over time:

Open Ended

Describe an experience when you have changed your feelings or attitude in response to another person's actions.

​- Analyzing Character Development

Characters in stories often change in response to events. If this sounds familiar, it should. It's one of the ways in which authors make their stories similar to real life.​

Multiple Choice

How does Rosalyn respond to Peanut getting lost?

• She makes a map.

• She is happy because she never liked Peanut.

• She sheds tears of joy.

• She becomes upset because Gram loves Peanut.

Multiple Choice

How does Rosalyn respond to worrying about getting lost too?

• She makes a map.

• She sheds tears of joy.

• She will wait for Gram to find her.

• She becomes upset.

Multiple Choice

How does Rosalyn respond to seeing Peanut?

• She makes a map.

• She sheds tears of joy.

• She is upset because Gram loves Peanut.

• She is happy because she never liked Peanut.

Open Ended

Use the information in the chart to write a description of Rosalyn's character.

Draw

Underline sentence that shows attitude toward Peanut changed

Multiple Choice

Why does Rosalyn's attitude toward Peanut change?

• Losing Peanut makes Rosalyn realize how important the dog is to both her and Gram.

• Rosalyn is sure she'll get into trouble for texting instead of watching Peanut.

• Rosalyn's fear of getting lost in the woods makes her understand how Peanut feels.

• Rosalyn is gateful to Peanut for giving her the chance to become a better person.

What activity are Yu and Lian doing?​

How do you know that Lian is an experienced hiker?​

What is Yu's reaction when he reaches the mountain's summit and sees the view from there?​

Draw

CIRCLE words Yu says that shows attitude towards hiking

Draw

Draw a BOX around the line that shows shift in his feelings.

Multiple Choice

How does Yu feel about climbing up Cannon Mountain before he reaches the top?

• He is fascinated by the beauty of the rocks.

• He is happy to be hiking the trail again.

• He is troubled by the difficulty of the hike.

• He is frustrated by how slowly Lian walks.

Multiple Choice

Which statement by Lian summarizes his attitude about hiking a mountain trail?

• "Just how much farther is it, Lian?"

• "Dad and I hiked this trail three times last month."

• "Where exactly are we going again?"

• "It'll be worth it, I swear - there's nothing quite like that magnificent view."

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to the previous question?

• "Just how much farther is it, Lian?"

• "Where exactly are we going again?"

• "This is so not what I expected - we're on top of the world!"

• "It would be worth it."

Open Ended

How and why does Yu change during the play? Include your ideas anbout how Yu responds to events as they unfold.

(Think about: What experience causes Yu to change his mind about hiking? What does the hike teach him?)

Open Ended

At the beginning of the play, Yu makes the following comparison

"Seeing the same old rocks sounds as fascinating as watching a turnip grow." What does this comparison reveal about Y's attitude toward kiking?