Characterization
Standards of Learning
3.5d: Compare and contrast settings, characters, and events
- apply knowledge of characterization by describing a character's attributes (traits, motivations, or feelings)
- use evidence from the text to support generalizations about the character
- compare and contrast characters within a selection or between two or more selections
- explain how the actions of characters contributes to the sequence of events
- make generalizations about a character based on that character's response to a problem, the character's goal, and what
the character says and thinks
4.5b: Describe how the choice of language, setting, characters, and information contributes to author's purpose
- describe in depth a character, setting, or event drawing on specific details from the text (words, actions, a character's
thoughts)
5.5b: Describe character development.
- understand that characters are developed by what is directly stated in the text, their speech and actions, and what other
characters in teh story say or think about them
- understand that some characters change during the story or poem and some characters stay the same
- understand that the main character has a conflict that usually gets resolved
6.5a: Identify the elements of narrative structure, including setting, character, plot, conflict and theme
- understand that character traits are revealed by what a character says, what a character thinks, what a character does,
and how other characters respond to the character
6.5g: Explain how character and plot development are used in a selection to support a central conflict or story line.
- describe how a fictional plot is often episodic, and how characters develop as the plot moves toward a resolution
- use graphic organizers to record changes in characters as a result of incidents in the plot
7.5a: Describe the elements of narrative structure including setting, character development, plot structure, conflict and theme
- identify characterization as the way an author presents a character and reveals character traits by what a character says,
what a character thinks, what a character does, and how other characters respond to the character
Resources
Defining Characterization from Readwritethink.org
3.5d: Compare and contrast settings, characters, and events
- apply knowledge of characterization by describing a character's attributes (traits, motivations, or feelings)
- use evidence from the text to support generalizations about the character
- compare and contrast characters within a selection or between two or more selections
- explain how the actions of characters contributes to the sequence of events
- make generalizations about a character based on that character's response to a problem, the character's goal, and what
the character says and thinks
4.5b: Describe how the choice of language, setting, characters, and information contributes to author's purpose
- describe in depth a character, setting, or event drawing on specific details from the text (words, actions, a character's
thoughts)
5.5b: Describe character development.
- understand that characters are developed by what is directly stated in the text, their speech and actions, and what other
characters in teh story say or think about them
- understand that some characters change during the story or poem and some characters stay the same
- understand that the main character has a conflict that usually gets resolved
6.5a: Identify the elements of narrative structure, including setting, character, plot, conflict and theme
- understand that character traits are revealed by what a character says, what a character thinks, what a character does,
and how other characters respond to the character
6.5g: Explain how character and plot development are used in a selection to support a central conflict or story line.
- describe how a fictional plot is often episodic, and how characters develop as the plot moves toward a resolution
- use graphic organizers to record changes in characters as a result of incidents in the plot
7.5a: Describe the elements of narrative structure including setting, character development, plot structure, conflict and theme
- identify characterization as the way an author presents a character and reveals character traits by what a character says,
what a character thinks, what a character does, and how other characters respond to the character
Resources
Defining Characterization from Readwritethink.org
Types of Characterization PowerPoint | |
File Size: | 300 kb |
File Type: | ppt |
Multiple Characterization Graphic Organizers | |
File Size: | 71 kb |
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Character Quotes Strategy | |
File Size: | 15 kb |
File Type: | docx |
- The character quotes strategy helps students develop insights about a character by what he or she says. The strategy can be used to examine fictional characters
or real-life individuals from non-fiction works.
or real-life individuals from non-fiction works.
Character Analysis Grid | |
File Size: | 35 kb |
File Type: | docx |
- The character analysis grid helps students organize key information about a character. The visual outline also helps students determine the author's theme in the
story. This strategy works for both short stories and longer works of fiction. This strategy also helps students recognize the central roles that conflict and change
play in character development.
story. This strategy works for both short stories and longer works of fiction. This strategy also helps students recognize the central roles that conflict and change
play in character development.
Character Map from Florida Center for Reading Research | |
File Size: | 262 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Comparing Characters Organizer from Florida Center for Reading Research | |
File Size: | 194 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Characterization Chart | |
File Size: | 32 kb |
File Type: | doc |