Characterization in Short Stories

What is an example of indirect characterization in the text?

• Juliet's age

• Juliet's impulsive nature

• Juliet's love for Romeo

• Juliet's relationship with her parents

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What can the audience infer about Juliet from her plan to fake her death?

• She is wise

• She is impulsive

• She is cautious

• She is indifferent

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What does Juliet worry about in her example of indirect characterization?

• Her family's reaction

• Waking up in a crypt

• Romeo's love for her

• Her future

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What literary device is used when the author describes Juliet's fear of the tomb?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Indirect characterization

• Direct characterization

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the example of Juliet's fear of the tomb illustrate about her character?

• Her bravery

• Her impulsiveness

• Her wisdom

• Her indifference

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the importance of using proof from the text?

• To demonstrate who the character is

• To ignore the character

• To confuse the reader

• To focus on unrelated themes

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What demonstrates perceptive awareness of character actions, feelings, traits, and motivations?

• Connecting the character to the theme

• Ignoring character development

• Focusing only on plot

• Avoiding character analysis

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is necessary to show understanding of how a theme's development is shown through characters' growth?

• Perceptive awareness of character changes

• Ignoring character changes

• Focusing only on setting

• Avoiding theme analysis

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What can you do to show that you understand character development?

• Connect it to your chosen theme

• Ignore it

• Focus only on plot

• Avoid character analysis

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What should you give to clearly support your thinking?

• Enough meaningful evidence

• Vague statements

• General assumptions

• Personal anecdotes

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1