Characterization

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Fundación Colegio Americano Quito Unit: Metafiction and Media Bias Assignment: This assignment will be graded as a project grade ** Characterization – Body biography ** Rat Kiley Jimmy Cross Mitchell Sanders Kiowa Norman Bowker Mary Anne Linda Martha Curt Lemon Ted Lavender Bobby Jorgenson Mark Fossi Dave Jensen Lee Strunk Elroy Berdahl Nick Veenhof Write a commentary including: **at least 2 character traits that are revealed through direct characterization and at least 4 character traits that are revealed through indirect** characterization. At least 3 of the character traits must be new words for you. You must explain each quality and **HOW YOU CAME TO UNDERSTAND THAT QUALITY** using evidence and quotations from the text in a minimum of 70 words (each explanation) DIRECT: This is what the author TELLS us precisely about the character. //Example: Jimmy Cross was scared.// INDIRECT: This is what the author SHOWS us about a character using: What the character says What the character does What the character thinks What other characters say about the character What the character **physically** looks like The reader has to **INFER t**he character traits Sample Character Traits able active adventurous affectionate afraid alert ambitious angry annoyed anxious apologetic arrogant attentive average bad blue bold bored bossy brainy brave bright brilliant busy calm careful careless cautious charming cheerful childish clever clumsy coarse concerned
 * Language A: Language and Literature **
 * Objective: ** SWBAT engage independently in a text and appreciate the author’s style, structure and technique while understanding direct and indirect characterization
 * Description: ** Choose a character from the novel and find evidence (quotes) to support your understanding of how O´Brien uses direct and indirect characterization to reveal that character. You must include direct (stated explicitly in the text) and indirect (interpreted from the novel) characterization.
 * Character list: **
 * Instructions: **
 * Hints: ** Review the difference between indirect and direct characterization and how they are used in a text.

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