Characterization and Character Motivation

What is characterization?

• The way an author creates and develops characters, revealing their traits and qualities

• The way an author explains the characters mood

• The different characters in a book/movie

• The way the author develops how the characters look

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Direct characterization is

• When the author presents the character traits through actions and speech

• How a character looks or feels

• When an author makes a straightforward statement about a character

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Indirect characterization is

• When an author makes straightforward statements about a character

• When an author presents a character's thoughts, words and actions and reveals what others think and say about a character

• Making an inference

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Authors reveal indirect characterization by

• Funny, kind, silly, cool

• Speech, thoughts, effect, actions, looks

• Telling what the character is like

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Character motivation is

• The reason behind a character's specific action or behavior

• Why the character does what they do

• The way the author develops the characters

• An author making a straightforward comment about the character

• The author wants you to make inferences

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Intrinsic Motivation is

• an outside motivator

• an inside motivator

• values, money, threats

• beliefs, prizes, goals

Extrinsic Motivation is

• outside motivator

• inside motivator

• goals, money, threats

• values, beliefs, morals

What is conflict?

• something that makes the characters more interesting

• a problem two characters have

• a problem or struggle between opposing forces

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Which of the following are types of conflict (select all that apply)

• Character vs. Character

• Character vs. Person

• Character vs. Self

• Character vs. Society

• Character vs. World

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Which is an example of direct characterization?

• Mr. Bob is always yelling at his students.

• Mr. Bob is a grump.

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