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An Iconic Character | Little Women
As Amy lament's Jo's decision to rid herself of her singular beauty, Marmee puts a hand to her mouth, awed by her daughter's generosity. Watch the pivotal scene from a Masterpiece production of Little Women, and lead a language arts...
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Learn Zillion: Compare One Character's Point of View With Another's
In this lesson, you will learn how a complex character is developed by contrasting that character's perception of themselves with the perception of others. [7:03]
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Learn Zillion: Introduce the Main Character and His/her Role
Writers introduce the characters and use details to show their importance to the plot. Let's practice adding description to help readers learn about the main character's personality and motivation. [6:41]
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Learn Zillion: Analyze a Character's Interactions With Other Characters
In this lesson, you will learn how a character develops over the course of a text by analyzing his or her interactions with other characters. [7:38]
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Learn Zillion: Add Specific Details to Show a Character's Reactions
In this lesson, students use details to let the reader know how a character is reacting to an event and practice adding physical actions to writing to help the reader understand the characters. A printable student handout is available...
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Learn Zillion: Describe Characters Through Dialogue
In this lesson, students use dialogue as one method to let the reader know more about the characters and practice adding dialogue to describe characters. [10:09]
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Learn Zillion: Use Setting to Reveal Character
Writers establish context to introduce a character and engage the reader. Let's practice building context by adding details to help the reader understand the character. [8:11]