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Name: ______________________________________________________ Direct vs. Indirect Characterization 1. Define direct characterization. 2. Define indirect characterization.EXAMPLES OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATIONDirect: She was rich. Indirect: She wore a ten carat diamond necklace everywhere she went. Direct: Joe was having fun at the party. Indirect: Joe couldn't believe it was already 2 in the morning, he didn't want to leave yet. Direct: Sally is socially awkward. Indirect: All Sally does when people are around is say weird things that nobody understands. Direct: The clothes that John wears are outdated. Indirect: John wore bellbottoms, gold chains, platform shoes, and huge sunglasses to the homecoming dance.******************************************************************************S.T.E.A.L. Method for Indirect CharacterizationIndirect Characterization reveals the personality of a character. There are five different methods of indirect characterization: Speech: What does the character say? How does the character speak? Thoughts: What is revealed through the character’s private thought s and feelings? 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 reaction to the character? Actions: What does the character do? How does the character behave? Looks: What does the character look like? How does the character dress?Practice #1: Rewrite each of the direct characterization examples as an indirect characterization. Direct: He smells bad. Indirect:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Direct: Eva is clumsy. Indirect:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Direct: Terry doesn't like pets. Indirect:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Direct: Parker really cares about other people. Indirect:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Direct: Sonya is very smart. Indirect:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Practice #2: Rewrite each of the indirect characterization examples as direct characterization. Direct: _________________________________________________________ Indirect: She has such a round tummy that she could roll down a hill like a ball. Direct: __________________________________________________________ Indirect: Her clothes are torn and look like rags. She has holes in her shoes. Her hair is knotted and tangled and looks like it has not been washed in weeks. Direct: __________________________________________________________ Indirect: As Mr. Byrd walked by families, mothers pulled their children close to their side. Direct: __________________________________________________________ Indirect: Kylie’s name was called, and she slowly walked up to the stage, staring straight at the ground. ______________________________________________________________________________ Now create your own examples of direct and indirect characterization. For your indirect examples, you may not use the same type of example from the S.T.E.A.L chart twice.Direct: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________Indirect: _____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Direct: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Indirect: _____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Direct: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Indirect:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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