What are the 2 categories of character traits?
External and internal
logical conclusion or guess that is made based on my prior knowledge and evidence from a text, photo, or situation
Inference
What are the 4 character traits that can be inferred?
Feelings, Actions, Dialogue, Thoughts
Hints within a sentence or passage that help a reader understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word without needing a dictionary.
What are context clues?
The villian of a story
What is an antagonist?
What are the external character traits?
Physical(appearance)
Prior knowledge + evidence=
What is Inference?
A word that has the same meaning as another word
What is a synonym?
What are the internal character traits?
Thoughts, words(dialogue/speaking), personality, feelings and actions
Everything I currently know, understand, and have experienced
What is prior knowledge?
A word that has an opposite meaning of another word
What is an antonym?
What is meant by direct characterization?
Answer may vary- author tells the reader a character's personality or traits.
Using specific information like facts, examples, quotes or numbers.
What is citing text evidence?
Figurative language that gives human characteristics to non-human things
What is personification?