PPT-Responding to Characters: Types of Character and Characterization

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Character Character is any personage in a literary work who acts appears or is referred to as playing a part Types of Characters Round and Flat Round characters

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Character Character is any personage in a literary work who acts appears or is referred to as playing a part Types of Characters Round and Flat Round characters are characters that act from varied often conflicting motives impulses and desires . 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 . The process by which a writer reveals the personality of a character.. Two methods:. Direct characterization. Indirect characterization. Definition:. Characterization Methods. Direct Characterization. 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. . Characterization-. the method a writer uses to develop the . personality. of . a. . character.. Four elements of characterization are: . . 1) appearance. 2) character’s actions/speech. 3) character’s thoughts/feelings. . Creating Characters. . Direct Characterization. . Indirect Characterization. . How Do Writers Introduce You to Their Characters?. Feature Menu. Characterization. Have you ever gotten to know a character so well that you were a little sad when the story was over?. 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. 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. . 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. . . – . 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 “. Trait: a quality of mind or habit of behavior. Ex: self centered; sloppy; needy. Character traits help us to define and understand a character. Internal quality (ex. Selfishness) determines external behavior. Protagonist vs. Antagonist. In most stories, there will be a . protagonist. and an . antagonist. .. Most of the time, the protagonist and antagonist will both be one person, but sometimes, there can be more than one protagonist/antagonist – . 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 “. The author uses characterization to make his or her characters deeper and 3D.. By giving the character a personality, mentality, behavior, and mannerisms, the author makes the story and the character seem like they really exist..

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