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 forgot to pay for.

• Direct

• Indirect

Which types of indirect characterization are at play in the passage below? (Select all that apply.)

• Speech

• Thoughts

• Effect on others

• Actions

• Looks

When an author provides hints about what a character is like it's called

• Direct Characterization

• Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

• Carrot Station

One way readers can analyze indirect characterization is the _______ method.

• S.T.E.E.L

• S.T.E.A.L.

• S.T.A.L.E

• S.T.A.I.R

S.T.E.A.L stands for

• Strengths

  Traits

  Efforts

  Attributes

  Learners

• Speech

  Thoughts

  Effects

  Actions

  Looks

A character's words can say a lot about who they are as a person.

• S - Speech

• T - Thoughts

• E - Effect on others

• A - Actions

• L - Looks

How a character makes others feel tells a lot about them as a person.

• Speech

• Thoughts

• Effect on others

• Actions

• Looks

A character's appearance can reveal their interests or even what they value in life.

• S - Speech

• T - Thoughts

• E - Effects on others

• A - Actions

• L - Looks

A character's thoughts and feelings show what is going on in their mind and can reveal quite a bit about them.

• S - Speech

• T - Thoughts

• E - Effect on others

• A - Actions

• L - Looks