Characterization

"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

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

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

"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

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

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

"The girl was happy as she skipped home. "

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

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

• Slurs

• Speech (Dialogue)

• Slouch

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

• toughness

• techniques

• thoughts

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

• actions

• affects

• awareness

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

Direct characterization is...

• the author telling you a character's traits

• the author showing you a character's traits