Direct vs. Indirect Characterization
...
Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 11
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Direct, indirect, and characterization
Lesson Description: After this lesson, students will have the knowledge to understand a character based on both direct and indirect information from the author..

  • Other ELAGSE11-12RL3: Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).
Views: 213 Favorited: 0 Reviews: 0 Review Status: Published (Public)
Resources : Characterization Slides and Notes
Instructions: Please go through the slides presentation to learn about the different types of characterization. There is a guided note sheet that you will need to fill out so make sure that you have that handy. Both of those resources are linked below for you.
Characterization Slides
Please review the slides and complete the guided note sheet
Guided Notes
Fill in the guided notes after reviewing the slides.
Description: The guided notes can be filed out by going through the slides.
Video : Looking at Characterization through Disney's Frozen
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Description: In this video, you will learn the difference between direct and indirect characterization. The video will walk you through some examples of each.
Quiz : Direct or Indirect
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1
Direct characterization is when the author tells you what the character is like.
Question #2
Indirect characterization is when the audience leas about the character based on actions 
Question #3
Indirect characterization has five methods.
Question #4
Speech is NOT a method of indirect characterization. 
Question #5

Which of the following is NOT a method of Indirect characterization?