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"Lincoln's shock of black hair, brown furrowed face, and deep­set eyes made him look older than his fifty­one years. He was a familiar figure to almost everyone in Springfield, as was his singular way of walking, which gave the impression that his long, gaunt frame needed oiling. He plodded forward in an awkward manner, hands hanging at his sides or folded behind his back. His step had no spring... "His features, even supporters conceded, were not such 'as belong to a handsome man.' In repose, his face was '[overspread] with sadness,' the reporter Horace White noted... Yet when Lincoln began to speak, White observed, 'this expression of sorrow dropped from him instantly. His face lighted up with a winning smile, and where I had a moment before seen only leaden sorrow I now beheld keen intelligence, genuine kindness of heart, and the promise of true friendship.'" Characterization pre­assessment
1 What does the character think or say?
2 What does the character seem to care about?
3 How does the character behave towards others? 4 How do others behave toward the character? 5 What adjectives does the author use to describe the character's personality?
6 What does the character look like?
—Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals 1
Characterizaon
October 8 & 9, 2012
LEQ‐ How do you disnguish the traits of a character? What is direct and indirect characterizaon?
How does direct and indirect characterizaon help a reader to disnguish character traits?
Warm up: 1. When reading, how do you analyze the type of people the characters in the story are?
2. Judging from the picture and your background knowledge, how would you describe the character of Batman to someone who has never seen the movie?
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What is characterizaon?
Characterizaon is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
Characterizaon is revealed through direct characterizaon and indirect characterizaon. 3
Direct Characterizaon
• Direct Characterizaon‐ tells the audience what the personality of the character is. • Example: “The paent boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.” • Explanaon: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children. The boy is ? and the girl is ? 4
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Indirect characterizaon
­The author does not tell the audience the characteristics of a character
Use the mnemonic device of STEAL to remember the five types of indirect characterizaon
speech, thoughts, effect on others, actıons & looks! Speech What does the character say? How does the character speak?
Ex: Calling someone stupid with an angry tone. (That character is probably ___.)
Thoughts What is revealed through the character’s private thoughts and feelings? Ex: Kim is thinking about whether or not she should tell the teacher her neighbor is copying off of her test. (Kim is probably thinking the cheater ___.)
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Effect on others toward the character What is revealed through the character’s effect on other people? How do other characters feel or behave in reacon to the character? Ex: Johnny told Adam that Jake cancelled their last minute sleep over plans.
(As a result of this, Adam would probably tell Johnny that Jake is ___.)
Acons What does the character do? How does the character behave? Ex: Tinkerbell chewed up the carpet when her owners le for the weekend.
(The reader can assume that Tinkerbell is ___ based off of her acons.)
Looks What does the character look like? How does the character dress?
Ex: Sadie is of short stature, has quick moves and flips across the mats like Gabby Douglas.
(The reader can assume that Sadie is a ___.)
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Examples of Indirect Characterizaon from‐ The Stolen Party Character: Rosura What it shows about Rosura
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Speech‐ 1 (quote)
What it shows­
2 (quote)
What it shows­
Thoughts‐ Requirements
• At least two examples and "what it shows" per STEAL element
• Support your characterization by giving textual evidence (quotes)
Effect on others‐ Acons‐ Looks‐ 8
T.O.D.
What can you do as a reader to analyze a character in a story or novel?
Homework
1. complete indirect characterization #'s 1­5 for discussion on day 2
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Characterization
Day 2
Warm up: 1. What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
Agenda:
1. Review HW (1­5) at tables. The best from each table will share to the rest of class.
2. Read Aaron's Gift­ independently create STEAL chart in notes while reading (show textual evidence) 3. Share STEAL of Aaron on SmartBoard.
4. Complete questions on p. 257 with table members (comprehension & discussion)
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Follow along in your textbook as we read Aaron's Gift
Page 248
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At your table, complete the comprehension questions (1­6 only) on p. 257
Each person will write complete sentences to their answers on their OWN sheet of paper.
We will discuss these questions in depth in 15 minutes
Good luck!
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Homework­ Complete questions 6­10 on your Indirect Character Traits worksheet.
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