American Literature Review: Character Terms + Writing Workshop

Direct/ Indirect Characterization

100

This type of characterization requires readers to make an inference about a character's traits

Indirect Characterization

200

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” (stated by Atticus)

indirect

300

"She is seventeen, a strikingly beautiful girl, an orphan, with an endless capacity for dissembling" (describing Abigail Williams)

Direct Characterization

400

The E stands for ____________________ in the STEAL acronym for indirect characterization identification

Effect on Others

500

 “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another" (stated by John Proctor)

Indirect Characterization 

Static/ Dynamic Characters

100

A dynamic character is a character who __________ significantly over the course of the work

changes

200

Scout is a ____________ character

dynamic

300

Atticus is a ______________ character

static

400

Reverend Hale is a _______________ character

dynamic

500

Calpurnia is a ________________ character

static

Foil Characters

100

Foil characters are often placed in similar situations, but respond ____________________

differently or contrastingly

200

Set of Foil Characters in The Crucible; both are respected men in Salem, but one values reputation and authority above all else for the entirety of the story, while the other values honesty and integrity in the end

Reverend Parris and John Proctor

300

Aunt Alexandra and Miss Maudie are both _______________________, but Miss Maudie encourages Scout to embrace her tomboy nature, while Aunt Alexandra advises her to act lady-like

maternal figures/ role models

400

Identify the set of foil characters from To Kill A Mockingbird. Both characters are girls living in Maycomb; one is educated and has a loving father, while the other is uneducated and treated poorly by her father 

Scout and Mayella

500

Set of foil characters in The Crucible: both women have a relationship with the same man, but have opposing personalities and make different choices

Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor

Writing Workshop

100

last sentence of the introduction 

thesis statement

200

Thesis statements must include the author, the _____________, 3 examples, and a claim. 

title of the work

300

For this unit, the claim in the thesis is a statement of _____________

theme

400

List one item on Miss Sollom's "avoid" list for formal writing 

A lot; Next; Very/ Really; Stuff; Contractions (don’t, shouldn’t, can’t, etc.)

500

Body paragraphs consist of a topic sentence, textual evidence, and _________________

analysis