PPT-Developing Characters Characterization

Characterization is the developing and portraying of a personality through thought action speech costuming and makeup It involves making others believe you are someone else Your job as an actor is to make the character real for the audience . Characters are the people or animals in a story. . The main character is the person at the center of the story. Example: Rikki-tikki-tavi is the main character.. Characterization. . – . the way an author reveals the special qualities and personalities of a character in a story, making the character believable. . Analyzing Character Traits. We try to figure out what a character in a book is like by paying attention to the clues the author gives us. This is called “. You will need them all year!. Story . Elements. T. he time . and. place in which a story occurs. Setting. stated. – time and place are directly stated by the author. implied. – time and place are determined by clues given by the author. Do Now. Honors/Warnings/Transitions. Complete self-evaluation.. Review as class & share comments. Do Now. Split into partners. Review active reading strategies. Name THREE things you might annotate for. . come alive for us while we. read. They live on the page. and in our hearts and. minds. We cannot forget. them. Yet they are fictional;. they don’t really exist.. Characters. . Be alert to characters in the same way you are when you meet someone. . Characterization. . – . the way an author reveals the special qualities and personalities of a character in a story, making the character believable. . Analyzing Character Traits. We try to figure out what a character in a book is like by paying attention to the clues the author gives us. This is called “. You will need them all year!. Story . Elements. T. he time . and. place in which a story occurs. Setting. stated. – time and place are directly stated by the author. implied. – time and place are determined by clues given by the author. Direct Characterization. With direct characterization, the author tells you exactly what the character is like by listing the character’s personality traits.. Examples. AJ is friendly and talkative. He is a good athlete.. English 10-1. "What does characterization do for a story? In a nutshell, it allows us to empathize with the protagonist and secondary characters, and thus feel that what is happening to these people in the story is vicariously happening to us; and it also gives us a sense of verisimilitude, or the semblance of living reality. An important part of characterization is dialogue, for it is both spoken and inward dialogue that afford us the opportunity to see into the characters' hearts and examine their motivations. In the best of stories, it is actually characterization that moves the story along, because a compelling character in a difficult situation creates his or her own plot.". Characterization is the process by which the author reveals the personality of the characters. . There are two types of characterization: direct and indirect. . Direct Characterization . Direct characterization is when the author TELLS the audience what the personality of the character is. . . – . the way an author reveals the special qualities and personalities of a character in a story, making the character believable. . Analyzing Character Traits. We try to figure out what a character in a book is like by paying attention to the clues the author gives us. This is called “. Language Arts. 1. Opening Activity . Choose one character from your book. . In your composition book, create a bubble map with your character’s name in the center.. Based on what you have read so far, list 10 adjectives that you would use to describe their looks, personality, behavior, thoughts, feelings, etc.. English. What a story needs…. T. he development of the characters, which is known as characterization, is . extremely. important to bring out the . essence. of the story.. Characterization. is the process through which the writer brings forth the nature, personality, and physical appearance of the characters for the reader's better understanding of them.. No rubric will result in point deduction! . Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare . Essential Question. How have Shakespeare’s writings helped to develop the English Language? . William Shakespeare .