Characterization Worksheet Pdf. Direct and indirect characterization 1 9 23 2008 direct and indirect characterization show and tell characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. In addition all of the character maps are available in landscape format in a separate pdf file for use with an interactive whiteboard.
Sometimes a character s motivation is clearly stated by the author. Direct characterization the writer makes direct statements about a character s personality and tells. Characterization is revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization.
Indirect characterization characterization is an important element in almost every work of fiction whether it is a short story a novel or anywhere in between.
Circle the method of characterization used by the author to reveal that trait. Motivation is a feeling an idea or a goal that causes a character to act in a certain way. Most of my characterization worksheets deal with indirect or implicit characterizations. Circle the character trait it describes or suggests.
