Characters and Characterization

Character & Characterisation

Poll

Which word best describes 'Liesel' from The Book Thief?

• Courageous

• Empathetic

• Curious

• Determined

The process of creating characters is called characterisation.

The methods writers use to make their inventions come to life include:
- Describing their appearance & clothing
- Dialogue & Interactions: showing how they/others speak, what they say & how others react to them
- Narrative
- Through gestures & actions
- Setting

Characterisation

Multiple Choice

Which one is NOT an example of a technique that writers use for characterisation?

• Descriptions

• Dialogues and Interactions

• Actions and Gestures

• Book Genre

Name: Mr. Grimroar
Description: red-faced, as if a kettle was boiling inside his brain
Dialogue: 'Get back here!'
Actions: Stamps put of the room, slamming the door

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​Exploring Character

Open Ended

Complete this paragraph using these sentence starters:

The name 'Grimroar' suggests...
The comparison to a boiling 'kettle' suggests he...
The imperative 'Get back here' sounds...
His actions of 'slamming' and stamping imply he...