Characterization - Mr. Ackerman's Language Arts Class



Characterization Name: __________________

Period: _________

Date: _________

Characterization:

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Direct Characterization: Indirect Characterization:

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Sample:

_________ Characterization (These are things he has or just does)

_________ Characterization (These are actions actually performed)

1. ___ Mr. Zarate has dark, glorious hair.

2. ___ He actually thought about taking music lessons.

3. ___ Many Youtube videos show him dancing to Taylor Swift songs.

4. ___ He sings and plays the guitar.

5. ___ Many kids complained about how distracting Mr. Zarate’s sweater vests are.

6. ___ He wears a sweater vest.

7. ___ Mr. Zarate sprayed hairspray on his dark, glorious hair.

8. ___ He dances to Taylor Swift break up songs in private.

Practice:

Underline the direct characterization and highlight the indirect characterization. Complete T-Chart on the back of this sheet.

Tony pulled on his Tiger’s baseball cap to conceal his orange-red hair in anticipation for the game to start. He has bright blue eyes and a face covered in freckles. His father suddenly pointed out, “Tony! You’re so forgetful! Where is your baseball mitt?” Tony suddenly reached down and retrieved the mitt from where he had hidden it from his father to play a joke. His smile was bright and cheerful while he laughed at his success in worrying his father.

Use bullet points to categorize specific qualities of Tony into direct/indirect characterization.

Direct Characterization Indirect Characterization

Tuck Everlasting

Find three examples of Direct Characterization and three examples of Indirect Characterization. Include sentence and page #. Complete T-Chart bulleting characteristics of characters (Include character’s name for each bullet).

Direct Characterization:

1: ___________________________________________________Page #______

2: ___________________________________________________Page #______

3: ___________________________________________________Page #______

Indirect Characterization:

1: ___________________________________________________Page #______

2: ___________________________________________________Page #______

3: ___________________________________________________Page #______

Direct Characterization Indirect Characterization

Ex. Mr. Zarate – Dark Hair

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