Unit 1: Story Elements

What is characterization?

• Character traits
• What a character says and thinks
• The process in which the author tells the personality of a character.
• What a character looks like and what are his actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.K.9

What is steal used for?

• Direct charecterization
• Indirect charecterization
• None
• Both

What does S.T.E.A.L. stand for?

• song, telephone, eat, age, lamb

• strong, talking, eating, awesome, lamb

• speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks

Indirect or Direct characterization:

CONNOR WAS FEELING DEPRESSED.

• indirect

• direct

Indirect or Direct characterization:

“I LOVE MEETING NEW PEOPLE!” SHIRLEY EXCLAIMED.

• indirect

• direct

Indirect or Direct characterization:

JACKSON SMILED AND WAVED AT HIS CLASSMATES.

• indirect

• direct

Indirect or Direct characterization:

"I’LL NEVER MAKE THE TEAM. I AM JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH,” TREVOR THOUGHT.

• indirect

• direct

Indirect or Direct characterization:

JESSICA’S OUTLOOK ON LIFE IS ALWAYS CHEERFUL.

• indirect

• direct

Indirect or Direct characterization:

MRS. JESSUP IS ALWAYS PUNCTUAL AND PREPARED.

• indirect

• direct

Direct Characterization is...

• the author telling you a character's traits
• the author showing you a character's traits