1. Today’s Objective
SWBAT: Explain how writers use direct and indirect characterization (looks, speech, relationships, actions, thoughts) to reveal character.
Indirect vs. Direct Characterization
HO: Journals, Direct vs. Indirect Characterization Summarizer
Last class, we talked about the three major elements of fiction (characters, setting, plot). Play rap as review if needed. Who remembers what they are? Take student responses.
Focus: Every good story includes at least one interesting, dynamic/complex character. Today, we are going to take a closer look at how writer’s reveal/define character.
Have students brainstorm ideas about how writer’s reveal character in film
Have students get out their journals and copy the definition for characterization
Play the general characterization video and ask students list the ways that writers review character in their journals
What a character is capable of
What a character looks like
What do other characters say about the character
Internal vs. external conflict
What relationships has the character established
Show the characterization film that focuses on how the writer used indirect characterization to define the character Ana in Frozen
Revisit the brainstorm chart
Summarizer: Have students work independently to label examples as direct or indirect characterization

2. Story Plot Diagram
Today, we will focus on how character can be revealed in a story.

3. Characterization What is character and how is it revealed in film?
My thoughts now…
My thoughts after the video…

4. Characterization Characterization: What is characterization?

5. Indirect Characterization
Disney’s Frozen

6. Direct vs. Indirect Characterization
Work on your own to label the examples as direct or indirect characterization.
Direct=Author Tells
Indirect=Author Shows
Often what characters don’t say reveals character. This is called SUBTEXT.