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Characterization Lecture Guided Notes

This document provides an overview of different types and elements of character characterization. It discusses direct characterization, indirect characterization, and the POWER acronym to remember elements - Physical Appearance, Origin, Work, Effects, and Relationships. Elements of characterization include a character's physical description, actions, social situation, speech, thoughts, and the narrator and setting. The document provides examples to practice analyzing each element of a character. It emphasizes that narrators and settings can also be characterized, not just characters.

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Characterization Lecture Guided Notes

This document provides an overview of different types and elements of character characterization. It discusses direct characterization, indirect characterization, and the POWER acronym to remember elements - Physical Appearance, Origin, Work, Effects, and Relationships. Elements of characterization include a character's physical description, actions, social situation, speech, thoughts, and the narrator and setting. The document provides examples to practice analyzing each element of a character. It emphasizes that narrators and settings can also be characterized, not just characters.

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Characterization Overview Notes

Types of Characterization

• ___________ Characterization: when the author directly tells you something about the character


• _______________ Characterization: when the author shows you what a character is like

Elements of Characterization

• The acronym for remembering the elements of characterization is __ __ __ __ __


Physical Description  Practice Example


1. How can we characterize him physically?
- ________ (messy, neat)
(appearance, clothing, hair, gender conformation, skin color,
- ________ (condition, fashion, new/old, age appropriate) attractiveness)
- ________ ______________________________________
- Gender conformation ______________________________________
-__________ ______________________________________
______________________________________
-  Attractive/unattractive

Actions Practice Example


1. What actions/choices does he make?
- Main ________
2. Do his actions reflect his thoughts?
- Things the character chooses to do 3. How do others view his actions?
- Do _______ reflect _________________? ______________________________________
- How do others view actions? ______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
Social Situation Practice Example
1. What is his social situation?
- Class/socioeconomic status
(class, education, socioeconomic status, racial identity, etc.)
- ___________ ______________________________________
- Gender expectations ______________________________________
- _______ issues ______________________________________
- Well-liked/hated/tolerated ______________________________________

Speech Practice Example


1.How does he speak?
- Actual words spoken
2. Any patterns?
- _______________, quirks, etc.  (content, delivery, tone, education, voice)
- Tone ______________________________________
- Level of __________ ______________________________________
- Voice (volume, strength, ____, etc.) ______________________________________
______________________________________

Thoughts Practice Example


1.What are his thoughts?
- Interests/________ 2. What does he value?
- Biases/ Judgements (interests, beliefs, motivations, judgements, etc.)
- ______ ______________________________________
- Emotions ______________________________________
- __________ ______________________________________
______________________________________
- Beliefs ______________________________________
- Do thoughts match _______ and ______?
Narrator & Setting

• Narrators and settings also have characterization - not just characters. 


Narrator Setting

- 1st, 2nd, 3rd person - __________ setting (season, place, weather, danger, etc.)
- _________/__________ - __________ setting (trauma happening in the world,
- Voice individual character’s emotional setting)
- Bias
- _____________________ - __________ setting (season, place, weather,

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