Characterization

What is a character trait?

• a word that describes a character's physical appearance

• a word that describes a character's personality

• a word that describes how a character is feeling at one time

• the name of a character

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

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

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3B

A character, Nicki, is friendly. The author shows this by having Nicki sit down at a lunch table with a group of kids she doesn’t know and introduce herself. What is the author using to show Nicki’s trait?

• Nicki's thoughts
• Nicki's feelings
• Nicki's actions

The character, thing, or event which is opposing the main character is...

• protagonist
• antagonist
• plankton
• villian

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

The leading character in a story is called the

• Promaster

• Main Dude

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

A character that, has few traits and is easily described is...

• the antagonist
• the protagonist
• round
• flat

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

What character trait is revealed here?
After glancing around to make sure she wasn't being watched, Marissa slide the candy bar into her pocket.  She walked out of store casually, not stopping to pay.

• selfish
• sneaky
• thrifty
• rude

How is the character's traits revealed?
Mr. Timpelton walked through the airport in his crisp army uniform and duffel bag.  After being deployed for a year in Iraq, he was anxious to see is family.  He wiped his hands nervously on his pants, breathed a deep sigh, and begin to head to the airport welcoming area.

• actions
• thoughts
• statements
• interactions with other characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

The character that opposes the protagonist is called the

• EvilMaster

• antigoodguy

• antagonist

• the eye of the tiger

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