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Characterization. We’ll cover: Types of characters Character traits Character motives Dialogue. Types of Characters. Major (also called Protagonist ) Minor ( supporting characters) Round (complex) Flat (one dimensional). Major Character. Most important to the story
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Characterization We’ll cover: Types of characters Character traits Character motives Dialogue
Types of Characters • Major (also called Protagonist) • Minor (supporting characters) • Round (complex) • Flat (one dimensional)
Major Character • Most important to the story • They change in some way during the story • Who is a major character in Letters from Rifka?
Minor Characters: • Not very important to the story but they help move the story along. • Stay the same from the beginning to the end. • These characters support the major characters
Minor Characters: • Based on what we have read so far, who might a minor character be in Letters from Rifka?
Character Traits • Parts of a character’s personality • brave, loyal, smart, kind, honest • NOT EMOTIONS
Character Traits • The way a character • Speaks • Thinks • Acts • Qualities that cause characters to act the way they normally do
Character Traits • A character is a person or animal who takes part in the action of a story. Character traits are qualities that a character has. You can identify character traits by noticing what a character says and does. • Turn to page 8 in your activity booklet and fill in the definition. Then list two character traits for Rifka and Mama.
Character Motive (motive – what causes a person to behave in a certain way) • Strong feeling • Strong need • Strong want • Strong desire • These are strong emotions
Round and Flat Characters • Round characters • Are characters with lots of traits • Are complex characters • Flat characters • Are limited characters whose personalities aren’t fully developed
Static vs. Dynamic • Static • Stays the samethroughout the story • Doesn’t grow and learn • Usually a minor character • Dynamic • Changes throughout the story • Learns and grows through experiences within the story • Usually a major character
Protagonist • Main character in a story or novel
Antagonist • The enemy or opponent of the protagonist • Name an antagonist in Letters from Rifka
Six methods of characterization • Showing through dialogue • Telling through another character’s description • Showing through the character’s actions • Telling through direct description • The character’s inner thoughts and feelings • Physical appearance/ how they look and dress
Actions • Are based on who the character is • Are based on how the character thinks
Dialogue • What a character says aloud • How he or she says it Inner Dialogue • A character’s thoughts
How do we know about the character? • By his actions • What other characters thinkand sayabout a character • By his motives • By his personality traits • By the author’s direct comments • By his beliefs