Indirect vs Direct Characterizations

What is direct characterization?

• When a writer shows the traits of a character through their food choices

• When a writer directly states a character’s motives

• When a writer directly describes a person’s character traits.

• When a character says their favorite color

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Which is the best example of direct characterization?

• Geoff said, “Bob is always so negative.”

• Johnny likes to watch his neighbor Jack sniff flowers

• Jack Gregullio is kind and caring.

• Donald McRonald teased Jack Gregullio

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This is an example of indirect characterization from the text, “Mom and Me and Mom”. What does it show? “My grandmother said, Sister, there is nothing to be scared of. She is your mother, that’s all. We are not surprising her.”

• grandmother is happy

• Grandmother likes to tease Maya

• grandmother is kind and nurturing

• grandmother hates Donald McRonald

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Which answer choice best describes indirect characterization?

• A way to show a character’s feelings that is not directly said in the text.

• A way to show a character’s traits that is not directly said in the text.

• The writer reveals a person’s character traits through the person’s words and actions

• Jack Greguillo was not the imposter.

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This is an example of what? Jack Greguillo said, “My dog Max is very tame, but maybe it’s because he is from Canada, eh?”

• Indirect Characterization

• Direct characterization

• An Independent clause

• A depnedant clause

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Why might authors use indirect characterization?

• To get the reader to think more about what the characterization might mean about their cancer zodiac

• To sound cooler.

• To show more about the character, while maintaining the plot and ideas of the story

• To get the writer to think less about the reader and character characterization.

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Indirect character characterization can be shown through dialog

• false

• true

• extra false

• Extra True

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Hey do you need extra points? AT 10:46 every day your supposed to buy a...?

• a muppets scream in a bag

• Birthday for one.

• burn down a chili's

• Elbow

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Which is an example of direct characterization

• Jack Jackson was not the imposter.

• Jack Greguillo likes candy

• people hate jack because he's annoying

• Jack yells dumb stuff aloud

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How do would you respond to this "Don't yeah my sentence? " You have fifteen minutes to answer, complete the mission. good luck private

• why do you have a ? mark at the end of your sentence.<-- ?missing question mark. ??????

• I didn't even know that was a question I only saw the ?" mark because of the first answer.

• Bruh english pls, like do you even english bro

• Is the next question is serious ?

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