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OTHER BOOKS NEEDED:For Parallel Reading (DO NOT READ DURING THE SUMMER): These books will beread in class.Romeo and Juliet & A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Please do not purchase theNo Fear Shakespeare version. We’ll be doing a lot of work with language andcontext clues and the translation limits what we can do.)‣ Needed by March 2013Homer’s Odyssey (Translated by Robert Fitzgerald)‣ Needed by September 4, 2012Final Words….***The skills you cover in 9th Grade are absolutely essential to achievement in the uppergrades and beyond. This being the case, we have to be in “top form” everyday to insurethat we finish the year with the skills needed for future success.In addition to an excellent attitude and everything mentioned above, the materials listedbelow are required for this class (For August):One 1 ¼ ” 3 ring binder with plastic sleeve in front or yellow 5-subject notebookwith pocketsDivider pages for binder (5)Post-It Notes (Different Colors)Blue or Black ink pensHighlighters (Different Colors)Notebook paperAccess to ComputerAccess to PrinterIndex Cards (Lots of them)Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus________________________________________________________________________This may seem like one of the hardest classes you will take, but it WILL be one of themost rewarding. I AM EXCITED TO SEE YOU GROW AS A STUDENT!~ Mrs. HollimanContact Information:Email to hollimancs@fultonschools.org ORchantrise.holliman@gmail.comWebsite: www.mrshollimansela.webs.com4
Name___________________________________ Date____________ Period_______Character Analysis Worksheet1. When does my character live? Past, present or future?2. Where does my character live? In the country, the city, the suburbs…?3. What is the socioeconomic background of my character? Rich? Poor? MiddleClass?4. Does my character work? If so, at what?5. What skills does my character possess? What is he or she good at?6. What is a typical day for my character like?7. Who lives with my character and what are their relationships?8. Who else heavily influences my character?9. What is my character’s biggest life goal?10. What is my character’s biggest goal within the play?11. How does my character’s motivation change from the beginning of the play to theend?12. What is the primary emotion my character has throughout this story?13. What other emotions are affecting my character underneath that emotion?14. Does my character have mental or emotional difficulties, illnesses or tics?15. What kind of self-esteem does my character have?16. How does my character relate to the outside world?17. What emotion should other readers feel toward my character? Sympathy, hate,friendly?18. In the beginning of the story, what do we discover about my character?19. In the middle of the story, how does my character grow and change?20. At the end of the story, what will happen to my character?21. How important is my character to the action of the story as a whole?22. When does my character help the plot along and how?23. What is the most important element to my character: family, love, or career?24. How old is my character? What major historical events have they lived through?25. Does my character have children? How does (s)he feel about them?26. Is my character manipulating or being manipulated by anyone?27. Does my character have a hidden agenda or a deep secret?28. Who are they hiding this from? Another character?29. What is my character’s greatest fear?30. What is my character’s greatest accomplishment?31. What person or fictional character does my character most remind me of?32. If I met my character, how would I react to him or her?5
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