ACA Reading/Reading 7 Martin
Indirect Characterization
Type of Indirect
Characterization
Speech
Thoughts
Effect
Action
Looks
Examples
What does the character say? How does the character
speak?
What is revealed through the character’s private
thoughts and feelings?
What is revealed through the character’s effect on other
people? How do other characters feel or behave in
reaction to the character?
What does the character do? How does the character
behave?
What does the character look like? How does the
character dress?
“Rikki-tikki-tavi”
Indirect Characterization Examples
Types
Speech
Thoughts
Effect
Action
Looks
Examples
“Now, if I kill him here,
Nagaina will know; and if I
fight him on the open floor, the
odds are in his favor. What am
I to do?
Rikki-tikki knew better than to
waste time in staring.
“He saved our lives and
Teddy’s life,” she said.
He spent all that day roaming
over the house.
Rikki-tikki’s eyes grew red
again.
Trait
Careful, cautious
Smart
Brave
Curious
Anger
ACA Reading/Reading 7 Martin
Name_____________________
Reading
Pd._______________
Date______________
Choose one character from a story we read recently and complete the chart
below.
In the middle column, write an example for each characteristic. In the last
column write the trait it represents.
Types
Examples
Trait
Speech
Thoughts
Effect
Action
Looks