Language Art News 8-26

Please make sure your child is registered on Book Adventure.  You do not need to sign up under a teacher or a team.

Here is the link:

http://www.bookadventure.com/Home.aspx

Each child should have 5 books read and projects completed by Friday, October 16.  Please read the information in your child's 3 ring binder.

Students are required to have a book with them at all times and in all classes.

Notes we have taken in class (thus far):

Setting-

1. place or location
2. time-historical period, day/night, season
3. weather conditions
4. social conditions-dialect, dress, act
5. mood-the emotion the reader feels

Characters-

In order to make a character seem real the author gives us information —this is called characterization.

Characterization includes:

a)  his/her physical appearance

b)   what they think and feel

c)   what others say about him/her

Protagonist-the leading character or one of the main characters

Antagonist-a character that opposes someone (disagree or act against)

There will be a quiz on these next week.

Please check to make sure your student has these notes.

Homework for tonight: Character Builder Worksheet.