PARAGRAPH

PARAGRAPHBY CHARACTER SKETCHWatch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.PARAGRAPHGroup of related sentences that developed a single idea.Composed of the topic sentence, supporting details, and clinching sentence.It is characterized by unity, coherence and emphasis.ENGLISH 1013

CHARACTERIZATIONis the art of creating characters for a narrative, including the process of conveying information about them. CHARACTER SKETCH

CHARACTERIZATION:By descriptionThrough their actionSpeechThoughts

CHARACTERIZATION

DIRECT OR EXPLICIT:The author literally tells the audience what a character is like.

This may be done via the narrator, another character or by the character him- or herself.

CHARACTERIZATION

INDIRECT OR IMPLICIT:The audience must infer for themselves what the character is like through the characters thoughts, actions, speech (choice of words, way of talking), looks and interaction with other characters, including other characters reactions to that particular person.

CHARACTERIZATION

CHARACTER SKETCHis an abbreviated portrayal of a particular characteristic of people.

PORTRAITURE

a short story or narrative presented without significant action or plot, as the purpose of the writing is solely to present a character at his or her typical.

CHARACTER SKETCH

Writing Chracter SketchIntroduce the reader to someoneHelp the reader have a strong mental picture of the personTo know the persons characteristics ways of doing thingsTo know something about the persons value systemCHARACTER SKETCH

CHARACTERISTICSForm of expositionSeeks to portray the characteristics of an individual or a groupReveals the distintive quality of the individual or a groupThe point of emphsis is the character trait exemplified by the incidentCHARACTER SKETCH

concrete and specificCHARACTER SKETCH: SUBJECTPROFILE CHARACTER SKETCHINDIVIDUAL CHARACTER SKETCHgeneral and presents trati typical of the group

CHARACTER SKETCH: STRUCTURE

POWER IN POWERLESSNESSFORT BONIFACIO STANDOFF

POWER IN POWERLESSNESSThe late former President Cory Aquino and her son Noynoy, at their Times Street residence in February 2006, heatedly debated her resolve to intercede during the Marine standoff at the then Fort Bonifacio. Noynoy, on whose lap fell the reponsibility of looking after his mother after his father Ninoy was assassinated, was determined to keep her out of the fray, especially then when she was no longer president. Cory, however, remained obstinate as she unequivocally expressed her determination to proceed to Fort Bonifacio. Noynoy vehemently tried to dissuade her, citing grave danger and the volatility of the situation there. Furtheremore, he warned that tthose whose inside Fort Bonifacio were not exactly friendly forces and those outside were no less hostile than those besieged. But Cory stuck to her guns and declared, Everything is simple. My duty is to avert bloodshed at all cost. Help me. Thus, Cory the ex-Commander-in-Chief prevailed upon Noynoy to escort her to Fort Bonifacio. There, the combatants seethed with anger. Calmly, Cory wedged herself between the protagonist, pulled out her rosary, and began to pray. Before long, the simmering confrontation was miraculously defused. Cory Aquino, who fearlessly staked her life to effect peaceful change serenely rested on the power of the Almighty, fully realizing her own powerlessness.

MODEL PARAGRAPHVOCABULARYSTANDOFFFRAYOBSTINATEVOLATILESEETHEUNEQUIVOCALLYA situation in which one force neutralizes or counterbalances the other.A heated dispute or contestStubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of actiontending or threatening to break out into open violence

to be in a state of agitation or excitementin a way that is not subject to conditions or exceptions: clear and unambiguousWhy was Cory insistent on Noynoys accompanying her to Fort Bonifacio? Why was Noynoy opposed to his mothers plea for him to bring her to Fort Bonifacio?What was Corys reason for intervening in the fray?What kind of armament did she use to put her conviction to action?What character trait did she reveal on her aciton?Is the title appropriate for the model paragraph?COMPREHENSIONSTRUCTURESETTINGCHARACTERSPERSON CHARACTERIZEDINCIDENTS THAT PORTRAYED THESE TRAITSCHARACTER TRAITS PORTRAYEDTYPE OF CHARACTER SKETCHPOINT OF VIEW

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