Characterization
Who am I?
What happen?
The Basics
I've got a question
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is the step by step process where an author introduces and describes a character.
What is characterization
100
“I’m Charles Baker Harris,” he said. “I can read.”
Who is Dill
100
What did Dill dare Jem to do?
What is run up and touch the Radley place
100
What is the setting of the book? Where does it take place
What is Maycomb County
100
What are cooties and who has them?
What is Lice and Burris Ewell
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The reader has to figure out the characteristics of the character by observing his/her thought process, behavior, speech, way of talking, appearance, and way of communication with other characters.
What is indirect characterization
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“ During his first five years in Maycomb, Atticus practiced economy more than anything; for several years thereafter he invested his earnings in his brother’s education. “
Who is Atticus
200
What strange thing did Walter do at the dinner table?
What is he poured syrup all over his vegetables and meat
200
What does Atticus do for a living ?
What is practice law; he is a lawyer
200
How does Mr. Cunningham pay Atticus for his services?
What is with vegetables, wood, and nuts
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Uses another character, narrator or the protagonist himself to tell the readers or audience about the character.
What is direct chracterization
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"Hush your mouth! Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house's yo' comp'ny, and don't you let me catch you remarkin' on their ways like you was so high and mighty! Yo' folks might be better'n the Cunninghams but it don't count for nothin' the way you're disgracin' 'em—if you can't act fit to eat at the table you can just set here and eat in the kitchen!"
Who is Calpurnia
300
What happened to Scott when she tried to tell Ms. Caroline about Walter Cunnigham
What is she was sent the corner and her hands were spanked
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What is the name of the house that the kids are scared of ?
What is the Radley place
300
What game did the Jem lie about about playing?
What is strip poker
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Is the following direct or indirect characterization "As I was the last to leave, I saw her sink down into her chair and bury her head in her arms. "
What is indirect
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"We don't write in the first grade, we print. You won't learn to write until you're in the third grade"
Who is Ms. Caroline Fisher
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What happened to Jem's pants that night?
What is they were stuck on the gate so he had to rip them off
400
How did the children's mother die?
What is a heart attack
400
What neighbor did the snowman resemble?
Who is Mr. Avery
500
Is the following direct or indirect ? Dill was a curiosity. He wore blue linen shorts that buttoned to his shirt, his hair was snow white and stuck to his head like duckfluff; he was a year my senior but I towered over him. As he told us the old tale his blue eyes would lighten and darken; his laugh was sudden and happy; he habitually pulled at a cowlick in the center of his forehead”
What is direct
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was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained—if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time.
Who is Boo Radley
500
When the kids returned to check the tree for more surprises , something strange had happened
What is someone filled the tree with cement
500
During what time period does the book take place?
What is the Great Depression
500
Who's house caught fire?
Who is Ms. Maudie
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