Page 5 Inferring from Key Details

Description in the text allows you to make inferences. The following three key details are from the short story "Thank You Ma'am."




View the following video about "Communication Basics - Body Language to see how context, tone, and facial expressions develop character.  




View the following video clip from "Thank You Ma'am".  Do messages in the visuals match your expectations?  

 

Character Motivation


In "Thank You Ma'am," Roger at first believes a pair of blue suede shoes is necessary for him to live a happy and fulfilling life. He has no money, so he tries to take someone's purse. Do you think Roger will change his values because he met Mrs. Bates-Jones?

Mrs. Bates-Jones believes virtue or decency is what is necessary to live a happy and fulfilling life. She values:

  • kindness
  • faith
  • generosity
  • goodness
  • strong values
  • hard work
  • respectability
  • trustworthiness
  • self-control

Because she has worked hard, she is able to give to others. Will her values influence Roger?

Once you have read a story closely, you will be able to analyze character well.


4.9 Self-Assessment: Character Web


Self-Assessment: Character Web
In your assignment you will construct a character web for "Thank You Ma'am".  Consider how you would construct a character web for the narrator of "The Hockey Sweater". 

Click here to compare your responses with a sample character web.




Show What You Know
 
In your downloaded assignment file for Lesson 4, complete Sections 1, 2, and 3.  Be sure to save your work. 


When you have completed all parts of Assignment 4,

be sure you have renamed your file (YOURNAME) la 8-4-4
upload the completed assignment into the 4.4 Assignment file on the next page.
Check in two to three days to retrieve the marked assignment and review the feedback from your teacher.