Characterization, Setting, Motif

Is this direct or indirect characterization?

Jack looked at his sister with a strange look on his face after she put ketchup in her milk.

• direct

• indirect

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Once upon a time there was a beautiful young girl named Cinderella. Cinderella lives with her evil stepmother and stepsisters who force her to clean day and night. After many harrowing adventures Cinderella meets her prince charming and lives happily ever after.

• Direct

• Indirect

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In the story Hansel and Gretel two young children are left to fend for themselves in a dangerous forest. They can’t believe their luck when they come across a house made completely out of candy and quickly begin to snack on it. The evil witch who lives inside is not at all pleased and captures both children. She holds them hostage until Hansel and Gretel devise a plan to overtake the witch. The witch dies just as evil as the day she was born while Hansel and Gretel learn valuable lessons to keep themselves safe.

• Direct

• Indirect

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John Proctor from The Crucible

PROCTOR, with a cry of his whole soul: “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”

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Melinda Sordino from Speak

My room belongs to an alien. It is a postcard of who I was in the fifth grade. It is a demented phase when I thought that roses should cover everything and pink was a great color. (thinks Melinda)

• Direct

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Melinda Sordino from Speak

I dig my fingers into the dirt and squeeze. A small clean part of me waits to warm and burst through the surface. Some quiet Melinda girl I haven't seen in months. That is the seed I will care for. (thinks Melinda)

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• Indirect

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Captain Jack Sparrow from Dead Man’s Chest

An arm reaches through a blasted hole, finds and opens a latch. The lid swings open. Captain Jack Sparrow sits up. Jack panics a bit, searching his casket – finds his hat, puts it on. That makes him feel a little better. He looks down. Bows his head, crosses himself.

• Direct

• Indirect

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Greg is a conflicted soul: he wants to do the right thing, but the constant quest for status and girls seems to undermine his every effort. His attempts to prove his worthiness in the popularity race (he estimates he's currently ranked 52nd or 53rd) are constantly foiled by well-meaning parents, a younger and older brother, and nerdy friends. No matter how hard he tries Greg can’t stop being a wimpy kid.

• Direct

• Indirect

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Choose any that apply: How does an author create a setting?

• Refer to specific time and place

• Provide clues about place and time using details that correspond to historical eras/events

• Describe weather and surroundings

• Weave details into descriptions of action

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In the passage below, what can you infer about Randolph using clues from the setting?
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of the morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.

• Randolph is does not like mornings.
• Randolph is a prince or king. 
• Randolph lives alone. 
• The setting doesn't give me any clues about Randolph. 

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