Characterization

Which of these definitions describes INDIRECT characterization?

• When a writer tells the reader about a character by describing that character’s thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue

• When a writer makes direct statements about a character’s appearance and/or personality

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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Which of the definitions describes DIRECT characterization?

• When a writer tells the reader about a character by describing that character’s thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue

• When a writer makes direct statements about a character’s appearance and/or personality

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The following excerpt from 1984 exemplifies which type of characterization?

"Katherine was a tall, fair-haired girl, very straight, with splendid movements."

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Which of the following types of characterization is used to describe Winston?

• Direct

• Indirect

• Both

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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"He would inform you with quiet pride, between whiffs of his pipe, that he had put in an appearance at the Community Center every evening for the past four years."

This excerpt about Tom Parsons can be described as...

• Direct characterization

• Indirect characterization

• Both

• Neither

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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"He would inform you with quiet pride, between whiffs of his pipe, that he had put in an appearance at the Community Center every evening for the past four years."

What does this description of Tom Parsons tell us about his character?

• He loves his children

• He is a disloyal Party member

• He is a loyal Party member

• He is fat and sweaty

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Which type of characterization allows the reader to infer what a character is like based on their description?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

True of False: Characterization refers to the way a character is described in literature

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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