Direct/Indirect Characterization

"When Gill passed gas in class, his face turned red."

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Don Ricardo was mean-tempered and rude"

• Direct Characterization 
• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Chase couldn't tell what it was, but it frightened him so badly that he nearly sucked in a lungful of water."

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Mrs. Gwizdala forcefully pushed the laptop out of the way to snag the popcorn bag."

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Alfie was a little weird - into sci-fi and comic books, but he was mature for his age and knowledgeable about many things."

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"His wife walked briskly in front of him in a faded sundress that hadn't fit her correctly since the birth of their second son."

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"She was short with dark, black hair that had pink sections on either side of her face.  She wore dark skinny jeans tucked into military style boots."

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Jeremy looked like a rock star.  He was really tall with perfect blonde hair, ice blue eyes, and this sullen look that drove the girls crazy."

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Peter was a very lazy student. He did very little in class and never turned in his homework. "

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Arthur doesn't do his homework," Nathaniel told her.  "If he doesn't practice.  He'll fail."

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3