Direct vs Indirect Characterization

Read the following passage and decide if it is a better example of direct or indirect characterization.

• Direct

• Indirect

Read the following passage and decide if it is a better example of direct or indirect characterization.

Because Joe is an honest guy, he decided to return the chocolate bar he did not pay for.

• Direct

• Indirect

Read the following passage and decide if it is a better example of direct or indirect characterization.

Johnny's group project was likely to win a prize because of his innovative thinking and good leadership skills.

• Direct

• Indirect

What is direct characterization?

• How the author (or a narrator) describes a character 

• What the character says or does within a text

"Jeremy looked like a rock star.  He was really tall with perfect blonde hair, ice blue eyes, and this sullen look that drove the girls crazy." is an example of...

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

• Both

Is this direct or indirect characterization?

Jack looked at his sister with a strange look on his face after she put ketchup in her milk.

• direct

• indirect

• Direct

• Indirect

What does STEAL stand for?

• Shakespeare, Tolkien, Ellison, Austen, and Le Guin

• shoe, tree, elephant, apple, letter

• showing, thinking, editing, analyzing, and listing

• speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks

Read the following passage and decide if it is a better example of direct or indirect characterization.

Dr. Álvarez has been in her clinic since morning, spending time with her patients and listening to their concerns.

• Direct

• Indirect

What can you infer about this character through indirect characterization? Whenever anyone tries to speak to Diana, she says, "You don't know me," rolls her eyes, and walks away.

• Dee has a difficult home life.

• Dee is rude and thinks she is better than everyone else.

• Dee has eye problems.

• Dee has a lot of friends.