characterization skeleton

The author Lorraine Hansberry, presents the character of Walter Younger Jr. as a ____________ kind of person in Act I. We see this when, ______________. This shows that he is _____________________because____.
Another characteristic of Walter is the fact that he appears to be _______________ when he ________________. This leads the audience to believe ______________________. Another example that proves this to be true is when Walter _____________, further proving that___________________.

Homework: Complete a paragraphed characterization of Walter using your STEAL characterization

Write a paragraphed characterization of Walter in Act I, Scene 1. Use a minimum of 3-4 pieces of textual evidence as support. Try to use at least 2 adjectives in your description.
Ideas:
Describe how he interacts with: Ruth, Travis, Mama (what she says about him), Beneatha
Compare/Contrast his attitudes with the family
Describe his attitude/dreams towards life/women
Describe the kind of person the author presents

Act I, scene 1

While I am out, I would like you to read Act I scene 1 in A Raisin in the Sun. Tomorrow we will do a characterization on Walter. If you would like to get ahead, you can complete the study guide questions for this scene. If you no longer have these questions they are available to you as a link under "class notes"to the left.

Questions for pages 10-14 in the introduction

1. Why does the author say that the end of the play is not a "happy ending" (10)?
2. Describe the 2 scenes that were cut and restored on pages 11 and 12 (Travis and Mrs. Johnson) and their affect on the play.
3. Why does it seem to some that the play is "a sad commentary on America"(13)?
4. Why does the author say that the play will be relevant even when we get past racism "as we must" (13)?

A Raisin in the Sun---the Introduction

Read pages 5-9 by yourself.
As you read make note of any vocabulary words you do not know and the page that it falls on your post-it.

On a sheet of lined paper answer the following text-based questions:

1) Describe the importance of the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry to American culture.
2) Explain the need to cut several scenes from the play.
3) Describe how these cuts affected the overall meaning of the play.
4) What did James Baldwin mean when he wrote that "Americans suffer from an ignorance that is not only colossal, but sacred" (8)? How does this relate to the play?

IF YOU HAVE TIME, CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE UNTIL IT IS COMPLETE. WE WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW...

"King of the Mountain"

Use the text in your answer as support!

1. Where would you place yourself on Maslow’s hierarchy—at which level? Why do you feel that is where you belong?

2. Which is the most important level? Why? What may stop someone from being able to advance?

3.Describe a way in which someone may take “two steps forward and three steps back,” meaning—how may you advance and be thrown back down a level?



"King of the Mountain" text--Maslow's Hierarchy

Paraphrasing Practice

--From the OWL at Purdue page (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/1/)

Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words


Consequences of Plagiarism

Summary:

This resources discusses how to paraphrase correctly and accurately.

Learn to borrow from a source without plagiarizing. For more information on paraphrasing, as well as other ways to integrate sources into your paper, see the Purdue OWL handout Quoting Paraphrasing, and Summarizing. For more information about writing research papers, see our resource on this subject. Purdue students will want to make sure that they are familiar with Purdue's official academic dishonesty policy as well as any additional policies that their instructor has implemented. Another good resource for understanding plagiarism is the Statement on Plagiarism from the Council of Writing Program Administrators.

A paraphrase is...
•your own rendition of essential information and ideas expressed by someone else, presented in a new form.
•one legitimate way (when accompanied by accurate documentation) to borrow from a source.
•a more detailed restatement than a summary, which focuses concisely on a single main idea.

Paraphrasing is a valuable skill because...
•it is better than quoting information from an undistinguished passage.
•it helps you control the temptation to quote too much.
•the mental process required for successful paraphrasing helps you to grasp the full meaning of the original.

6 Steps to Effective Paraphrasing
1.Reread the original passage until you understand its full meaning.
2.Set the original aside, and write your paraphrase on a note card.
3.Jot down a few words below your paraphrase to remind you later how you envision using this material. At the top of the note card, write a key word or phrase to indicate the subject of your paraphrase.
4.Check your rendition with the original to make sure that your version accurately expresses all the essential information in a new form.
5.Use quotation marks to identify any unique term or phraseology you have borrowed exactly from the source.
6.Record the source (including the page) on your note card so that you can credit it easily if you decide to incorporate the material into your paper.

Some examples to compare

The original passage:

Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final [research] paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while taking notes. Lester, James D. Writing Research Papers. 2nd ed. (1976): 46-47.

A legitimate paraphrase:

In research papers students often quote excessively, failing to keep quoted material down to a desirable level. Since the problem usually originates during note taking, it is essential to minimize the material recorded verbatim (Lester 46-47).

An acceptable summary:

Students should take just a few notes in direct quotation from sources to help minimize the amount of quoted material in a research paper (Lester 46-47).

A plagiarized version:

Students often use too many direct quotations when they take notes, resulting in too many of them in the final research paper. In fact, probably only about 10% of the final copy should consist of directly quoted material. So it is important to limit the amount of source material copied while taking notes.



Paraphrasing worksheet





Okay,
Now let's try to paraphrase some of the dialogue in "Do We Not Bleed":



Salarino:
"There is more difference between thy flesh and hers than between jet and ivory; more between your bloods
than there is between red wine and rhenish."

Your paraphrase: Salarino states that......

Shylock:
To bait fish withal: if it will feed nothing else it will feed my revenge. He hath disgraced me, and hindered me half a million: laughed at my losses, mocked my gains, scorned my nation, thwarted my bargains, cooled my friedns, heated mine enemies: and what's his reason I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands,organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?

Your paraphrase: Shylock explains his reason for wanting a pound of Antonio's flesh describing.....

Shylock:
If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge. If a Christian wrong a jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Why revenge. The villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction.

Your paraphrase: Shylock tells us that...............