Descriptions of the character

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Character Development Characterization. The way in which an author develops (reveals) a characters personality Two primary methods: – Direct – Indirect.

Advertisements

Point of View and the Narrator. From where is the story being told? External narrator (Beowulf): External narrator (Beowulf): 1.Aware of the story 2.Outside.

Characterization Direct and Indirect.

Standards Focus: Characterization

Act I Literary Terms and Devices of Focus. Dramatic Exposition: conveys important background information about the setting and characters.

The Necklace. Characterization Process or technique by which an author develops characters.

Elements of a Short Story. Overview Short stories often contain structural and character elements that should be familiar to you. These elements can be.

Do Now! How are characters revealed? (2 Ways).

Do Now!  How do you judge a person before you even meet that person? Be honest ! What do you check out about a person? What do you look at and look for.

Elements of a Short Story

Elements of Literature. Static: does not change throughout the story. Dynamic: changes throughout the story. Flat: very little information provided.

Lesson Six – Mood and Narrative Perspective

The Personal Narrative Writing about a small moment in your life.

Characterization. What is it?  Way author reveals the personality of the character.  There are two ways to do this.

Characterization: - how an author reveals a character’s personality to the reader.

Quickwrite What is the difference between direct and indirect? What is an example of something that is “direct”? What is an example of something that is.

Characterization.

Characterization, Suspense, and Foreshadowing. What is characterization?  The process by which the author reveals information about a character Indirect.

Character Types 9/17/2014 Week 5. What are character types?

Characterization. Literary Devices Literary devices are tools that writers use to create a work of writing. Characterization is a literary device or element.

STEAL Characterization

Literary Elements.

Characterization Bielec/Fink. How did you learn about Mr. Bielec and Mrs. Fink as people and teachers?

STEAL Characterization

STEAL Characterization

The process of revealing the personality of a character

Think-Pair-Share Think about your favorite character you’ve seen on TV/movies or read in a book. Who and why they are your favorite. Pair-share With someone.

Indirect Characterization Direct Characterization

Characterization ©2013 Worldwide Hock.

I must tell Jesus all of my trials; I cannot bear these burdens alone;

Composition Notebook Notes

Characterization Characterization refers to the way a writer develops his characters. A writer may use any or all of the following methods of characterization:

Bellwork—Thursday 6. Mary and John usually (plays/play) together.

Chapter 2- Characterization

Point of View Notes.

Characterization The Great Gatsby.

Character Development

How characters are developed?

Authors develop CHARACTER through both direct and indirect methods: STEAL. Speech Thoughts Effect on others Actions Looks PowToon STEAL Method.

Types of Characters.

Characterization Goal: to identify the ways in which an author reveals or develops a character.

Chapter 8: Showing and Telling Description, Narration, and Example

Flat and Round Characters

The narrator me.

Inferring Character traits

55 Words-Show, Don’t Tell For each of the stories, break down three ways that the author made the story more interesting by showing rather than telling.

Narrative Techniques: Characterization

Characterization The way the writer reveals the personality of the character.

Quickwrite What is the difference between direct and indirect?

Character = a person or animal in a story

Elements of a Short Story

POINT OF VIEW RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.

Characterization and Narrator’s Voice Cornell Notes

Date: 8/23/11 Assignment: Warm-up Assign a page #

STEAL Characterization

Characterization Direct vs. Indirect.

Characterization Vocab

Characterization.

What About Those Characters?

Who are we talkin’ about?

Characterization Direct vs. Indirect.

Characterization The process of revealing the personality of a character.

Analyzing Character Characterization The way the author creates or reveals the characters in a story.

Indirect and Direct Characterization Notes and Mini-Activity

Characterization.

Flat and Round Characters

CHARACTERIZATION.

Think-Write-Pair-Share

Characterization Characterization refers to the way a writer develops his characters. A writer may use any or all of the following methods of characterization:

Making the Characters Seem “Real”

Presentation transcript:

Descriptions of the character Characterization How an author shows a character’s personality This is done in 3 main ways… Descriptions of the character (He is a kind and caring person) The character’s actions (Tommy stole money from his mother, who is in extreme debt) The character’s words (“I’d never leave you alone, even if it gets me in trouble”)

Characterization Description is an example of Direct Characterization. The narrator is Telling the reader what the character is like. The character’s Actions and Words are examples of Indirect Characterization. The narrator is Showing the reader what the character is like.

The S.T.E.A.L. Method S.T.E.A.L. is an acronym for a technique for exploring Characterization.