Transcript The Outsiders- Day 2 - Characterization

Entry Task: What would you do in the following scenario:
You are in line for a roller coaster ride by yourself, as your friends were all
too scared to ride, and went on the tilt-a-whirl instead. A seat opens up on
the coaster beside a teenager with sloppy, tattered clothing and tattoos
covering his/her body. Do you take the seat, or wait to ride the coaster with
a teen behind you in line who is clean-shaven, and looks rather “clean cut”?
LT: I will look for direct and indirect
characterization while reading The
Outsiders.
 What might we infer (conclude from evidence and
reasoning rather than from explicit statements)
about the following description?
“a teenager with sloppy, tattered clothing and tattoos
covering his/her body”
 Glue the Characterization Notes into your journal
as we review some examples.
Direct Characterization: the author or narrator makes direct
statements about a character’s traits. The author tells us about the
character’s personality to our face.
 TELLING The text tells us something specific about the character.
Example:
 “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not
disobey their mother.”
Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of
these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.”
Indirect characterization: the author or narrator reveals a
character’s traits through his or her actions and speech.
 SHOWING You must infer from the text and provide reasoning
Examples:
 When Jane walked in the room, nobody could help but look at
her stunning, gorgeous face. She commanded attention
wherever she went due to her good looks.
 We can infer Jane is beautiful.
 Jim was very unlike any other businessman. He made sure that
all his clients got what they had paid for.
 We can infer Jim is honest and hardworking.
Speech
Thoughts
Effect on others
Actions
Looks
 SPEECH - What does the character say? How does the
character speak?
 THOUGHTS - What is revealed through the character’s
private thoughts and feelings?
 EFFECTS - What is revealed through the character’s
effect on other people? How do other characters feel or
behave in reaction to the character?
 ACTIONS - What does the character do? How does the
character behave?
 LOOKS - What does the character look like? How does
the character dress?
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvQjbrJquFs&safe=active :34
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWBWnJMHEs8&safe=active
CREATE A CHARACTERIZATION CHART
CHAPTER 1
Ponyboy
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Group Character
peech
houghts
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With this chart, we
are focusing on
examples of
INDIRECT
Characterization
– the more
common type as
compared to
Direct
Characterization