Characterization

What does Indirect Characterization require the readers to look for ?

• The character's food, candy and snacks

• The character's traits and motivation

• The character's book, and plot

• The charater being round or flat

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When looking for indirect charaterization, I will look for

• Actions

  Thoughts

  Dialogue

  Interactions

• Characters

  Movie

  Story

• PLOT

  EXPLAIN

  TEXT

  CITE

• Narrator

  Character

  Thoughts

  Story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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"

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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"

Define PLOT

• The main character in the text

• The conflict of the text

• The series of main events within a story

• The beginning of the story where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The author gives clues about the character through their speech, dress, actions, thoughts, and what other characters say about them.

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

• flat character

• round character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The author tells us exactly what to think or know about the character.

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

• flat character

• round character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the act of developing or creating a character

• static character

• characterization

• flat character

• round character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Squidward was mean-tempered and rude

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Pete was a little strange - into sci-fi and comic books, but he was mature for his age and knowledgeable about many things.

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3