California State California State Standards for Today’s Standards for Today’s Lesson Lesson 3.0 Students read and respond to works of literature. 3.4 Determine characters’ traits by what the characters say about themselves in narration and dialogue.
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California State Standards California State Standards for Today’s Lessonfor Today’s Lesson
3.0 Students read and respond to works of literature.
3.4 Determine characters’ traits by what the characters say about themselves in narration and dialogue.
1. In what ways do these portrayals of Piggy and Ralph match how each boy is described physically in the book? 2. What does each boy’s physical appearance & expression reveal about the kind of character/person that he is?
Characterization Characterization in Literaturein Literature
What is Characterization? What is Characterization? How a writer develops a
characterReveals character’s personalityTwo kinds: Direct and Indirect
Characterization
Direct CharacterizationDirect CharacterizationAuthor tells reader what the
character is likeExample: “The patient boy and
quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”
Explanation: The author is directly telling the reader the personality of these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.”
Indirect CharacterizationIndirect CharacterizationAuthor shows things that reveal
the personality of a character.Five Types:
◦Speech◦Thoughts◦Effect on others◦Actions◦Looks (Physical Appearance)
Always ask yourself: what do these things reveal about the
character?
IndirectIndirect Example: Example: The Cat in The Cat in the Hatthe Hat
Which type?◦Many of the words
spoken by the cat at the beginning of the story have an upbeat connotative meaning. For instance, the cat says to the children, “But we can have / Lots of fun that is funny!” (Seuss 7).
SPEECH
IndirectIndirect Example: Example: The Cat in The Cat in the Hatthe HatThroughout the first half of the
story, the cat is shown with a smile on his face. Towards the end of the story, however, when the cat is told to leave, he is shown leaving the house with slumped shoulders and a sad face.
LOOKS
IndirectIndirect Example: Example: The Cat in The Cat in the Hatthe HatThe cat releases two “things”
that fly kites inside the house.
ACTIONS
IndirectIndirect Example: Example: The Cat in The Cat in the Hatthe Hat“So all we could do was to Sit Sit!
Sit! Sit And we did not like it. Not one little bit (3).”
THOUGHTS
IndirectIndirect Example: Example: The Cat in The Cat in the Hatthe HatThroughout the first three
quarters of the story, three different illustrations portray the fish scowling at the cat immediately after each of the cat’s activities.