Theme and Character Development

What is direct characterization?

• Reactions of other characters give us information we need
• We learn about a character through their physical appearance
• We learn about a character through their thoughts
• An author tells you directly about a character

Indirect Characterization involves...

• Learning about characters through their thoughts and actions
• An author telling us that a character is shy
• An author's comments
• A listing of a character qualities from the author

If the author shows you what the character is like and you have to infer, that is

• direct characterization
• indirect characterization

The main or central character of a story

• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Round character
• Flat character

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CCSS.W.8.3A

Type of character who opposes the main character.  This character goes against the main character.

• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Dynamic
• Flat

Theme is

• A topic

• Message or moral of the story; the life lesson

• A summary

• Specific lesson to the book

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A theme is universal when

• It applies to you

• It applies to your dog

• It applies to everyone in the world

• Americans

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CCSS.RL.8.2

This is an example of a universal theme: America is the land of the free and we shouldn't take it for granted.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RL.8.2

"Love" is a theme

• true

• false

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CCSS.RL.8.2

"Love" is a topic

• true

• false

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CCSS.W.8.2A

CCSS.W.8.2D