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10 Steps Book for Effective Characterization Techniques

Learn how to effectively develop and describe fictional characters using direct and indirect characterization techniques. Master the art of revealing personality traits and physical descriptions through text analysis.

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10 Steps Book for Effective Characterization Techniques

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  1. Lesson 11 You need your 10 Steps book!

  2. Pass Back Papers • Keep your characterization worksheet out! • If you failed (59% or below) a 10 Steps Mastery Test, you can get an SRT pass from me to retake it!

  3. Characterization Warm-up Direct Characterization: the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed by the use of description. What is directly stated about the character in the text. Dill is introduced on page 4 Physical description: Little, blue linen shorts that buttoned to the shirt, snow-white hair that stuck to his head like duck-fluff, blue eyes… Personality traits: happy, eccentric Actions or other information from chapter 1: Can read, from Meridian, Mississippi, spending the summer with his aunt, Miss Rachel, family was originally from Maycomb, his mother worked for a photographer in Meridian, he won a Beautiful Child contest, has seen Dracula, no father, wants Boo Radley to come out

  4. Characterization Warm-up Indirect Characterization: the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc. Dill says this… “Let’s try to make him come out. I’d like to see what he looks like.” Dill’s character trait(s) revealed by this is(are)… Fearless, daredevil, curious, brave Dill does this… Dill’s mother gave him five dollars and he went to the picture show 20 times on it. Dill’s character trait(s) revealed by this is(are)… Dill is imaginative. Seeing movies appeals to his sense of adventure and imagination.

  5. 10 Mins SSR for TKAM • You should have read through chapter 6—make sure you are caught up! • Study guide should be up-to-date • Done with everything? Keep reading! Chapter 7 will be homework tonight

  6. Ch 9: 10 Steps Practices: Argument • Complete the practices on your notes sheet—you got this 2 classes ago • You may work with one partner • Turn your sheet over on your desk when finished. • Make sure you have read through chapter 6/keep reading through chapter 7 (homework tonight) • Study vocab words/work on other homework

  7. 10 Steps Answers: Grade Yourself! • Practice 1 1. S (A) P (B) 2. S (A) P (B) 3. S (A) P (B) S (C) 4. P (A) S (B) S (C) 5. S (A) P (B) S (C) 6. S (A) P (B) S (C) 7. S (A) P (B) S (C) 8. S (A) P (B) S (C) S (D) 9. S (A) S (B) P (C) S (D) 10. S (A) S (B) S (C) P (D) • Practice 2 1. A C E 2. C E F 3. A C F 4. B D E • Practice 3 1. B 2. B 3. B 4. C • Practice 4 Group 1: C Group 2: A Group 3: B Group 4: D

  8. Chapter 6 Pop Quiz • What is the plan Jem and Dill came up with in this chapter? • What happens to Jem’s pants? • What’s Dill’s excuse for what happened to Jem’s pants? • Who shot at them? Homework tonight: read chapter 7!

  9. Homework • READ CHAPTER 7!!!

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