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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS: Analyzing a Character How does the writer reveal or show the character ?

Characters Appearance

Characters speech

Characters Thoughts and Actions

How do the other characters respond to that person?

METHODS OF CHARACTERIZATION INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION


The Character is revealed through his/her own speech The writer describes how the character looks and dresses The characters private thoughts are revealed The character reveals what other characters in the story say or think about the character The writer shows what the character does - how he / she acts

INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
The writer directly states what kind of person the character is: sneaky, honest, evil, innocent and so on.

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