Travis began the school year the same as always. He never studied or completed his homework. Each report card showed the same poor grades. Although his parents encouraged him, by the end of the year, he was still doing poorly.

What character trait is revealed here?

After glancing around to make sure she wasn't being watched, Marissa slid the candy bar into her pocket. She walked out of store casually, not stopping to pay.

Even though she loved to dance, Shannon was nervous about joining the dance team. She tried out and made it, but never said a word to anyone. At each dance practice, Shannon got a little more comfortable with her team. By the end of the season, not only did she make friends, but she even taught the team a few dance moves.

What character trait is revealed in this passage?

Jonathan looked at the homeless dog walking down the street of his neighborhood. He approached the dog, slowly cautiously, with his hands stretched outward. After gaining his trust, Jonathan took the dog home, gave him a warm bath, and big bowl of food.

What type of characterization is the following example?

Brandon leaned back in his chair during the lecture. He was bored with the classes discussion of rock formations.

What type of character trait is the following example?

Jake walked around the lunchroom. For every new student he saw, he stopped and said hello and gave them a fist bump.

What type of character trait is revealed?

Sergeant Stone ran the tired boys around the wet field for the last lap. Even though the boys were exhausted, he had them drop and do one hundred push-ups.

Indirect Characterization is...

A well developed character who displays more than one trait or characteristic throughout the story.

Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?

Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?

Even though Marcus knows the answer to his teacher’s question, he doesn’t raise his hand.

Without acknowledging any of his classmates' help, Jeremy repeatedly told everyone about the things he alone had accomplished.

Andy saw his neighbor struggling to get his lawn mower running, so Andy went over to his neighbor’s house and filled up his lawn mower with gas. When it still wouldn’t start, Andy lent him his lawn mower. What character trait does Andy demonstrate?

How can you PROVE that a character trait best describes a character in a story?

Lyle's cousin Ted works at a packing plant. After Lyle asked Ted to get him a job there several times, Ted went out of his way and got Lyle hired. The night before Lyle's first day, Lyle stayed up late hanging out with friends. Then he slept in and arrived at the packing plant an hour late. During his training, Lyle was yawning and almost fell asleep on the line. Ted shook his head in disgust.

When vandals burned down the orphanage, Ms. Cleary started a fundraising campaign and donated $5,000 dollars of her own money. After nine months of hard work from Ms. Cleary and her team, the funds were raised and the orphanage was rebuilt.

Jared got off the train from his small farm village. He was now in the big city. An unshaven man with a trench coat with several holes in it approached Jared and told him that he was a police officer and that he needed to see Jared's wallet. Jared did not think that the man looked like a police officer, but he didn't want to get arrested on his first day in the city, so Jared reached into the front pocket of his overalls and gave the man his wallet. The man promptly ran away leaving Jared with no money

Katie's mother came home from a long day of work and noticed that the entire house had been cleaned. She figured that Katie must have cleaned it. The strangest thing was that she didn't even ask Katie to clean. Then she found a note on the counter from Katie asking for permission to sleep at her friend Heather's house. Katie's mother smiled.