Character Traits

Which of these Character Traits would you weave into your antagonist?  Why?  How?

 Insult

Malign

Disparage

Vilify

Valor

Bravery

Steadfastness

Consistency

Character Traits

Which of these Character Traits would you weave into your antagonist?  Why?  How?

Virtue

Morality

Decency

Rectitude

Gossip

Telltale

Scandal

Slander

Think of a Journey

Story is a journey

Plot tells WHY of the journey
Plot Elements (GENRE) tell how the journey progresses (wagon, car, spaceship, feet, riverboat)
Plot Techniques (STYLE) tell how the vehicle is energized (steam, gas, crystal, faith)
Plot devices (the AUTHOR’S individuality) tell the quirky twists and turns along the way.

Writing through Critical Thinking Skills

Concept/Objective:

A. Affective Strategies S-1 thinking independently

In 25 words or more, rephrase this, but keep the meaning the same.

“It is when you are really living in the present – working, thinking, lost, absorbed in something you care about very much, that you are living spiritually."

~ Brenda Ueland (1891-1985) American writer, editor, and educator

from Secrets of Serenity – Timeless Wisdom to Soothe the Soul; Courage Books 2004

Writing through Critical Thinking Skills

Concept/Objective:

A. Affective Strategies

S-1 thinking independently

In 25 words or more, rephrase this, but keep the meaning the same.

“Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced."

~ Soren Kierkegaard (1831-1855) Danish philosopher

from Secrets of Serenity – Timeless Wisdom to Soothe the Soul; Courage Books 2004

Writing through Critical Thinking Skills

Concept/Objective:

A. Affective Strategies

S-1 thinking independently

In 25 words or more, rephrase this, but keep the meaning the same.

“You need not do anything

Remain sitting at your table and listen

Just wait

And you need not even wait,

Just become quiet and still and solitary

And the world will offer itself to you to

Be unmasked

It has no choice

It will roll in ecstasy at your feet."

~ Rainer Marie Rilke (1875-1926) German poet

from Secrets of Serenity – Timeless Wisdom to Soothe the Soul; Courage Books 2004

Writing through Critical Thinking Skills

Concept/Objective:

A. Affective Strategies

S-2 developing insight into egocentricity or sociocentricity

In 25 words or more, explain what ‘happiness’ is.

“If you want to be happy, be."

~ Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817-1875) Russian Writer

from Secrets of Serenity – Timeless Wisdom to Soothe the Soul; Courage Books 2004

Writing through Critical Thinking Skills

Concept/Objective:

A. Affective Strategies S-2 Developing insight into egocentricity or sociocentricity

Where are you happiest? What are the key elements to you being happy?

“A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes."

~~ Hugh Down (b. 1921) American journalist

from Secrets of Serenity – Timeless Wisdom to Soothe the Soul; Courage Books 2004

Writing through Critical Thinking Skills

Concept/Objective: A. Affective Strategies

S-2 developing insight into egocentricity or sociocentricity

In 25 words or more, describe your fondest dream.

“We need time to dream, time to remember, and time to reach the infinite. Time to be."

~ Gladys Taber (1899-1980) American writer

from Secrets of Serenity – Timeless Wisdom to Soothe the Soul; Courage Books 2004

Writing through Critical Thinking Skills

Concept/Objective:

A. Affective Strategies S-2 developing insight into egocentricity or sociocentricity

 

How does this statement relate to sociocentricity and egocentricity?

Material/Source: “It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is. ~ Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466-1536) Dutch scholar”

from Secrets of Serenity – Timeless Wisdom to Soothe the Soul; Courage Books 2004

Writing through Critical Thinking Skills

Concept/Objective:

A. Affective Strategies S-2 Developing insight into egocentricity or sociocentricity

Where are you happiest? What are the key elements to you being happy?

“A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes."

~~ Hugh Down (b. 1921) American journalist

from Secrets of Serenity – Timeless Wisdom to Soothe the Soul; Courage Books 2004

Writing through Critical Thinking Skills

Concept/Objective:

A. Affective Strategies

S-3 exercising fairmindedness

In 25 words or more, explain why bad things happen to good people.

“I accept the universe! ~ Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) American critic and social reformer”

from Secrets of Serenity – Timeless Wisdom to Soothe the Soul; Courage Books 2004

Writing through Critical Thinking Skills

Concept/Objective:

A. Affective Strategies

S-3 exercising fairmindedness

On a scale of 1 to 10, how fair or unfair is this author’s view of happiness? Explain your rating scale.

“For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don’t enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you’re not going to be very happy. If someone bases his happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn’t going to be happy much of the time. If on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness."

~ Andy Rooney (b. 1919 American television commentator, humorist

from Secrets of Serenity – Timeless Wisdom to Soothe the Soul; Courage Books 2004

Writing through Critical Thinking Skills

Concept/Objective:

A. Affective Strategies

S-3 exercising fairmindedness

What does the author mean by courage in this passage?

“The real things haven’t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong."

~ Laura Ingals Wilder (1867-1957) American writer

from Secrets of Serenity – Timeless Wisdom to Soothe the Soul; Courage Books 2004