Wednesday, November 10, 2010

*pruebita*


Discussion:  questions and answers

What is a duprass?  What is a wrang-wrang?  What is a granfalloon?
What is nihilism?
Fata Morgana?
What is meant by the term "banana republic"?
What is a dictatorship?

Characterization:  the process by which an author conveys information about a character.
  • Description
  • Dialogue (What does the character say?  What do others say about them?)
  • Action (What does the characters do?)
Round and Flat Characters
Round characters are the well-developed characters that we get to know well.
Flat characters are less developed and often stereotypical.


Complete Characterization Activity

Homework:  Read and Annotate through Chapter 51.