1. “Eleven”
• Objectives: SWBAT
continue to develop Big
6 strategy use
• SWBAT evaluate a
character and his or her
traits
• Key Term: character
traits
What do you learn about these
two people from the picture?

2. Use your Reader’s Notebook
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• Take a look at
the picture.
• Who is the
leader in the
picture?
• Support your
response with
evidence.

3. New Terms to Define
• Character
• Traits
• Protagonist
• Antagonist
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4. Character
• The people or
animals in a story.
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5. Traits
• The words used to
describe a
character.
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6. Protagonist
• Protagonist (pro-TAG-eh-nist)
• A protagonist is considered to be
the main character or lead figure
in a novel, play, story, or poem.
• It may also be referred to as the
"hero" of a work. Over a period of
time the meaning of the term
protagonist has changed.
• The word protagonist originated
in ancient Greek drama and
referred to the leader of a chorus.
Soon the definition was changed
to represent the first actor
onstage. In some literature today
it may be difficult to decide who
is playing the role of the
protagonist.
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7. Antagonist
• A character in a story or poem who
deceives, frustrates, or works against the
main character, or protagonist in some
way.
• The antagonist doesn't necessarily have
to be a person. It could be death, the
devil, an illness, or any challenge that
prevents the main character from living
"happily ever after." In fact, the
antagonist could be a character of
virtue in a literary work where the
protagonist represents evil.
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8. Let’s Read
Guiding Questions:
Who is the protagonist?
Who or what is the
antagonist?

9. Objectives: to continue to develop Big 6 strategy use and
evaluate a character and his or her traits
Key Term: character traits
Look over the list that has been given to
you. Pick ONE trait that best describes
you.
Be ready to explain why you picked that
trait.

10. Objectives: to continue to develop Big 6 strategy use and
evaluate a character and his or her traits
Key Term: character traits
How do we ID character traits?
Look at:
• Character’s actions
• Character’s thoughts and feelings
• Character’s appearance
• What other characters think and say
about that character

11. Objectives: to continue to develop Big 6 strategy use and
evaluate a character and his or her traits
Key Term: character traits
You will use each of these terms we
have discussed as we read the short
story “Eleven”

12. Objectives: to continue to develop Big 6 strategy use and
evaluate a character and his or her traits
Key Term: character traits
– As you read the
story “Eleven”,
complete the
character charts for:
• Mrs. Price
• Rachel
– Be sure to support
your response with
examples from the
text.
Rachel Mrs. Price
Trait
Evidence
Trait
Evidence
Trait
Evidence

13. Objectives: to continue to develop Big 6 strategy use and
evaluate a character and his or her traits
Key Term: character traits
Rachel Mrs. Price
Trait
Evidence
Trait
Evidence
Trait
Evidence

14. Objective: SWBAT identify key events within the plot through
visualization
Key Term: character traits
Comic Strip
• Draw a comic strip on the paper provided
that shows the events of Rachel’s birthday.
– Pay attention to visual details, such as the
appearance of the sweater, as well as to the
interactions between characters.
– Include conversations “bubbles” so that the
reader knows what each character is thinking or
communicating.
• (Activities and Exploration - question 1, pg32)