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More than Meets the Eye: Direct and Indirect Characterization Lesson PlanMore than Meets the Eye: Direct and Indirect Characterization Lesson Plan
Publisher
K20 LEARN
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Grade
7th - 9th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Presentation
Year
2022
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Creative Commons
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Language
English, Spanish
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More than Meets the Eye: Direct and Indirect Characterization

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  • More than Meets the Eye (.pdf)
  • Lesson Slides (.pptx)
  • Character Descriptions - English (.pdf)
  • Character Descriptions - English (.docx)
  • Character Descriptions - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Character Descriptions - Spanish (.docx)
  • Characterization Note Catcher - English (.pdf)
  • Characterization Note Catcher - English (.docx)
  • Characterization Note Catcher - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Characterization Note Catcher - Spanish (docx)
  • Edpuzle Questions - English (.pdf)
  • Edpuzle Questions - English (.docx)
  • Edpuzle Questions - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Edpuzle Questions - Spanish (.docx)
  • Pass the Picture - English (.pdf)
  • Pass the Picture - English (.docx)
  • Pass the Picture - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Pass the Picture - Spanish (.docx)
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Willy Wonka takes center stage in a lesson about direct and indirect characterization. Scholars read a passage from the story about Wonka's Grand Entrance and watch a film clip of the same, noting examples of direct and indirect characterization. Groups then demonstrate what they have learned about characterization as they repeat the process after reading a passage from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and watching a clip from that film. To end the lesson, groups are assigned different characters from the Willy Wonka story and create a profile that includes examples of direct and indirect characterization.

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Concepts

literary analysis, characterization, inferences, context clues

Instructional Ideas

  • Before the lesson, load Edpuzzle on classroom devices
  • Use the slide show to guide the lesson

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires copies and projection equipment for the slide show and the videos

Pros

  • Includes modifications for distance learning
  • Materials are available in Spanish and English
  • Links are provided to explanations of the learning strategies used in the lesson

Cons

  • None

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