PPT-Direct vs. Indirect Characterization

Direct Characterization The author tells readers about characters by making direct statements about their personality Example The quiet girl and her rambunctious brother strolled down the path to the beach. WHAT IS CHARACTERIZATION?. Characterization is the way an author develops characters in a story. Sometimes authors use . direct characterization. , where they directly tell the reader what a character is like. Other times they use . Page 132. Complements. Every predicate contains a verb. Some predicates, however, need more than just a verb to complete the sentence. . Example: . A dragonfly has. (not a complete sentence, although it has a verb and subject). Two Main Types. Direct Characterization. Definition. : The author TELLS information about the character. . Example. : . Samantha was sad. . Indirect Characterization. Definition. : The author SHOWS information about the character. This is often considered better writing. . The Prologue. Review background info, social context, literary terms (frame tale, characterization, social commentary, allusion). Key Literary Devices. Frame Story. : . Narrative technique in which a main story is written to organize a set of shorter stories, each of which is a story within a story.. Characterization. Opening Activity. Read the excerpt from . The Adventures of Tom . Sawyer by Mark Twain on pages 43 and 44 in the teal Daybook.. In your composition book, please create a bubble map with the name “Huckleberry Finn” in the center circle.. Reminders…. Subject:. performs the action of the sentence.. Verb:. is the action of the sentence.. Direct Objects:. . A . direct object. is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a . transitive action. Direct & Indirect Objects. Direct & Indirect Objects can happen when your sentence has an ACTION verb:. Jump. Skip. Cook. Yell. smile. Subject Compliments. Subject Compliments happen when your sentence has a LINKING verb.. Look…. 1. . When. . does. . the. . next. . train. . leave. ?. 2. . Dou. . you. . know. . when. . the. . next. . train. . leave. ?. 1. . Where. . is. . the. . bathroom. ?. 2. Can . you. Analyze dialogue in relation to characterization. HOW DOES HE LOOK?. “. Darry. is six feet two, and broad shouldered and muscular. He has dark-brown hair that kicks out in front and slight cowlick in the back…He’s got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue like the rest of him. He looks older than twenty—tough, cool, and smart” (Hinton 6).. . – . 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 “. 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.. Review background info, social context, literary terms (frame tale, characterization, social commentary, allusion). Key Literary Devices. Frame Story. : . Narrative technique in which a main story is written to organize a set of shorter stories, each of which is a story within a story.. By: . Yeana Kim & . Alex Malfitano . Table of Contents. . Activities. . Meanings in Context. . Basic Meanings . . Basic Forms. Basic Forms: Direct Speech. Quotation marks. Quoted Speec. h. “How are you?”. MINO 3130CURVEFeaturesGENERAL/ indirect light outputMatte fine textured powder coating3130 or 2928 angleOPTICALHigh performance opal coverLEDUp to27262524lm/W combined output262524K232824K 233024K 312