Characterization Practice

Characterization Practice

Practice for: character traits, direct and indirect characterization

Poll

Poll: I feel like I understand what a character trait is.

• Strongly Agree / Always

• Agree / Moslty

• Sometimes

• Disagree / Not usually

• Strongly Disagree / Never

Poll

Poll: I feel like I understand how direct characterization works.

• Strongly Agree / Always

• Agree / Moslty

• Sometimes

• Disagree / Not usually

• Strongly Disagree / Never

Poll

Poll: I feel like I understand how indirect characterization works.

• Strongly Agree / Always

• Agree / Moslty

• Sometimes

• Disagree / Not usually

• Strongly Disagree / Never

Character Traits Review

Multiple Choice

A character trait is...

• part of the character's personality

• a mood the character is in

• an emotion the character feels

• the way a character reacts to a situation

Multiple Choice

What is the trait shown here? "Mel was extremely disorganized. Her purse was overflowing with trash, her car had several unopened packages inside, and she could never find her keys."

• compassionate

• disorganized

• cowardly

• organized

Multiple Choice

What is the trait shown here?

"Not a soul can trust Arnold with their fragile items; he has countless times been caught tripping up the stairs. He is why we can’t have nice things!"

• careful

• nice

• trustworthy

• clumsy

Direct Characterization Review

Multiple Choice

Direct characterization...

• is when the author TELLS the character trait by using that word to describe them

• is when the author SHOWS the character trait through an example of a time when the character acted that way

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of DIRECT characterization?

• John was messy.

• John never cleaned his room. There was a ton of trash and laundry all over the floor.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of DIRECT characterization?

• Rigo got up early every morning to go to the gym so he could run on the treadmill and become faster.

• Rigo was determined to be a faster runner.

Indirect Characterization Review

Multiple Choice

Indirect characterization...

• is when the author TELLS the character trait by using that word to describe them

• is when the author SHOWS the character trait through an example of a time when the character acted that way

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of INDIRECT characterization?

• John was messy.

• John never cleaned his room. There was a ton of trash and laundry all over the floor.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of INDIRECT characterization?

• Rigo got up early every morning to go to the gym so he could run on the treadmill and become faster.

• Rigo was determined to be a faster runner.

Practice!

Multiple Choice

What is the character trait shown here about the toddler? "The toddler buried his face into his mom's neck when his grandmother tried to coax him out of her arms. When his mom put him down, he ran behind her legs and hid. It was always this way when anyone but his mom tried to hold him."

• outgoing, energetic

• loving, sweet

• shy, bashful

• grumpy, fussy

Multiple Choice

Was that an example of direct or indirect characterization? "The toddler buried his face into his mom's neck when his grandmother tried to coax him out of her arms. When his mom put him down, he ran behind her legs and hid. It was always this way when anyone but his mom tried to hold him."

• direct

• indirect

Multiple Choice

What is the character trait shown here? "When Brian was stranded in the wilderness, he cleverly used his resources to survive. His ingenious use of the materials in the forest helped him to catch fish for food."

• enthusiastic, energetic

• lazy, sluggish

• awkward, clumsy

• clever, ingenious

Multiple Choice

Is DIRECT characterization present in that example? "When Brian was stranded in the wilderness, he cleverly used his resources to survive. His ingenious use of the materials in the forest helped him to catch fish for food."

• Yes, it directly uses the character trait words.

• No, it only shows how he demonstrates the character traits.

Multiple Choice

(What is the trait shown here for Ahmed?) After Ahmed loaned his favorite toy to Maria, she accidentally broke it. When she apologized, Ahmed gave her a hug and said "I know it was an accident."

• forgiving, generous

• clumsy, untrustworthy

• demanding, bossy

• apologetic, insecure

Multiple Choice

(Was that an example of direct or indirect characterization?) After Ahmed loaned his favorite toy to Maria, she accidentally broke it. When she apologized, Ahmed gave her a hug and said "I know it was an accident."

• direct - the text directly tells us the character traits

• indirect - the text shows an example of how he demonstrated the character traits

Multiple Choice

"Terri is so daring and bold."

• direct - daring and bold

• indirect - daring and bold

Multiple Choice

"Terri strapped on her helmet, hopped on her bike, and started pedaling. She aimed her bike toward the new ramp she had just built. In just a minute, she would see if she could jump high enough to clear her dad's pickup truck."

• direct - daring and bold

• indirect - daring and bold

Open Ended

Type out a few sentences to change this example of DIRECT characterization into INDIRECT: "Arthur is a hard-working student."