Understanding Characterization

Define Protagonist

• The main charater, often "shy guy"

• The main charater, often the "bad guy"

• The main charater, often the "good guy"

• The main charater, often the "handsome guy"

Define Antagonist.

• The character personality.

• The character traits

• The narrator or another character tells us what a person is like. 

• creates conflict for the protagonist, often the " bad guy"

What is Characterization

• The way an author introduces the personalities of characters

• The way an author describes the setting

• The way characters talk

• When readers relate to characters

Characters who are "static"

• Do not change or learn any important lesson throughout the story

• change and learn an important lesson throughout the story

• are confrontational - they create problems in the story

• are boring characters

Characters who change and learn important life lessons throughout a story are called

• Static

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Dynamic

Direct Characterization is

• when characters overcome the conflict in the story

• when readers identify the setting in a story

• when authors tell the reader about the character's personality

• the way characters interact

When an author provides hints about what a character is like it's called

• Direct Characterization

• Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

• Carrot Station

One way readers can analyze indirect characterization is the _______ method.

• S.T.E.E.L

• S.T.E.A.L.

• S.T.A.L.E

• S.T.A.I.R

The way authors develop the personalities of characters in stories is called

• Description

• Characterization

• S.T.E.E.L.

• S.T.E.A.L.

S.T.E.A.L stands for

• Strengths

  Traits

  Efforts

  Attributes

  Learners

• Speech

  Thoughts

  Effects

  Actions

  Looks