Characterization
True or false: Direct characterization uses feelings and emotions.
False. Direct characterizations DO NOT use feelings! Feelings are temporary, not permanent. Direct characterizations are character traits.
What IS direct characterization? (Definition)
Direct characterization TELLS the audience what the personality of the character is
Give a direct characterization using this indirect characterization: As Mr. Smith walked by families, mothers pulled their children close to their side.
Mr. Smith is dangerous to children
Direct characterization ________ what the character is like. Indirect characterization ________ what the character is like.
Direct characterization SHOWS what the character is like. Indirect characterization TELLS what the character is like.
What IS indirect characterization? (Definition)
Indirect characterization SHOWS things that reveal the personality of the character.
"The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother." Explain what this direct characterization says about the boy and then the girl. Don't think too hard one this one, it's easy!
The boy is patient and the girl is quiet.
The trusting woman is a direct or indirect characterization?
Direct!
The character of a story that moves the plot forward.
Protagonist
Give a direct characterization of someone on your team or in an activity.
DIRECT- LeBron is tall and athletic.
The little girl stole all her brother's toys little by little. Is this direct or indirect? Why?
Indirect. This statement tells WHAT the character is doing. *For 100 bonus points, give a direct characterization about the little girl.
An important person in a story who is not the main focus of the plot
secondary character
Give an indirect characterization of someone on your team or in an activity.
INDIRECT - LeBron always passes the ball to Kobe when he gets it.
Give an example of indirect characterization of a negative person using SAYS.
Indirect using speech: "The weather stinks. My week has been horrible."