1. CHARACTERIZATION

2. What Is Characterization??
It’s quite simple, characterization is how a character is described, depicted and portrayed in literature.
Often times a character goes through significant changes throughout the story.
Characterization also shows how a character DEVELOPS throughout the story.

3. Ways that characterization is used:
Physical characteristics- what they look like. (physical description)

4. Ways that characterization is used: (cont.)
Behavior/Actions: readers will learn a lot about characters based on their actions and how they behave and react.
Examples might include:

5. BRAVERY/COURAGE

6. Sad/Depressed/Lonely

7. Lazy

8. Evil/ Dangerous

9. Deceitful

10. Peaceful

11. Trustworthy/ Honest/ Loyal

12. Finally, as readers we learn quite a bit about characters in a story through their THOUGHTS.

13. Quick Review:
Ways characterization is used:

14. Physical Description

15. Action and Behavior

16. Character’s Thoughts

17. The next time you are reading a story, make sure you pay very close and careful attention to the way the characters are being characterized!!

18. The next time you are writing a story, make sure you pay careful and close attention to how you will characterize your characters.

19. Characterization Reinforced Lessons