characterization

A person, thing, or animal who plays a part in a story.

• Main character
• character
• protagonist
• flat

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What type of character trait is the following example?
Jake walked around the lunchroom.  For every new student he saw, he stopped and said hello and gave them a fist bump.

• talented
• friendly
• adventurous
• humorous

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How is the character's traits revealed?
Mr. Timpelton walked through the airport in his crisp army uniform and duffel bag.  After being deployed for a year in Iraq, he was anxious to see is family.  He wiped his hands nervously on his pants, breathed a deep sigh, and begin to head to the airport welcoming area.

• actions
• thoughts
• statements
• interactions with other characters

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A character trait is an adjective that describes _________________.

• an emotion at a specific point in time
• personality
• appearance

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A character, Nicki, is friendly. The author shows this by having Nicki sit down at a lunch table with a group of kids she doesn’t know and introduce herself. What is the author using to show Nicki’s trait?

• Nicki's thoughts
• Nicki's feelings
• Nicki's actions

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How is the character's traits revealed?
Marcy sat in class, drumming her fingers on her desk.  Thinking back to that morning, she felt remorse over the way she had talked to her mom.

• actions
• thoughts
• statements
• interactions with other characters

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How is the character's traits revealed?
Mr. Timpelton walked through the airport in his crisp army uniform and duffel bag.  After being deployed for a year in Iraq, he was anxious to see is family.  He wiped his hands nervously on his pants, breathed a deep sigh, and begin to head to the airport welcoming area.

• actions
• thoughts
• statements
• interactions with other characters

Determine the method of characterization in the following excerpt: Diane looked towards the door, biting her nails and fidgeting with her keys.

• Actions of the character.
• Thoughts/Feelings of the character.
• Comments by other characters.
• Comments from the narrator.

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Determine the method of characterization in the following excerpt: "Dana waters her house plants every single day," said Joyce.

• Thoughts and feelings of the character
• Appearance of the character.
• Comments made by other characters.
• Actions of the character.

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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

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