Developing Characterization in Raymond Carver’s “A Small, Good Thing”

Student Interactives

Printouts

Preparation

 

STUDENT INTERACTIVES

Grades   6 – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Inquiry & Analysis

Literary Elements Map

Students can map out the key literary elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution as prewriting for their own fiction or as analysis of a text by another author in this secondary-level interactive.

 

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PRINTOUTS

• TAG Writing Response
  
  
• Dynamic vs. Static Characters
  
  
• “A Small, Good Thing” Characterization Worksheet
  
  
• “A Small, Good Thing” Rubric

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PREPARATION

• Obtain enough copies of Raymond Carver’s short stories “A Small, Good Thing” and “The Bath” for each of your students.
  
  
• Familiarize yourself with TAG response to writing by reviewing the TAG Writing Response handout.
  
  
• Make copies or overhead transparencies of the TAG Writing Response, “A Small, Good Thing” Characterization Worksheet, and Dynamic vs. Static Characters handouts.
  
  
• Make copies of the “A Small, Good Thing” Rubric.
  
  
• Test the Literary Elements Map on your computers to familiarize yourself with the tool and ensure that you have the Flash plug-in installed. You can download the plug-in from the Technical Support page.

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