Character Qualities

A polite character would:

• Not hold the door for someone.

• Say please and thank you.

• Be cruel to others.

A calm character would:

• Yell and scream in the classroom.

• Take a deep breath to stay relaxed.

• Throw food in the lunchroom.

• Think before they say or do something.

Select all of the NEGATIVE character traits.

• Caring

• Dishonest

• Motivated

• Lazy

• Untrustworthy

If the author directly tells you what the character is like, that is:

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

A character trait is an adjective that describes _________________ .

• an emotion at a specific point in time

• personality

• appearance

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

Characterization is

• the central message in a story

• the problem in a story

• the process by which a writer reveals a character's personality and qualities

In indirect characterization....

• the writer describes the character

• the character's personality is directly described by the author

• the writer reveals the character through STEAL

In direct characterization....

• the writer describes the character

• the writer reveals the character through STEAL

• the writer doesn't care how you learn about the character

What do you know about Jack from this sentence? Jack looked at his sister with a strange look on his face after she put ketchup in her milk.

• Jack thinks his sister is making a good choice.

• Jack thinks his sister is weird for using ketchup in her milk.

• Jack doesn't care what his sister does.