Characterization (Direct and Indirect, FAST)

"Jeremy looked like a rock star.  He was really tall with perfect blonde hair, ice blue eyes, and this sullen look that drove the girls crazy."

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

"Peter was a very lazy student. He did very little in class and never turned in his homework. "

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

"The words fell out of his mouth so fast, he tripped over each one. "I can't do it! This project is so hard!"

• Direct Characterization 
• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

"The girl skipped all the way home while humming her favorite song."

• Direct Characterization 
• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

"The girl was happy as she skipped home. "

• Direct Characterization 
• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The "S" in FAST is for the character's...

• Speech (Dialogue)

• Slurs

• Slouch

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

The "T" in FAST is for the character's...

• toughness

• thoughts

• techniques

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

The "A" in FAST is for the character's...

• affects

• awareness

• actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Direct characterization is...

• the author telling you a character's traits

• the author showing you a character's traits

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3