characters & plot. characterization the way writers develop characters in a story two types:...
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Short StoriesCharacters & Plot
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CharacterizationThe way writers develop characters
in a storyTwo Types:
DirectIndirect
How does detailed characterization help make a story better?
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Direct CharacterizationWriter directly tells the reader what the character is like.
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Indirect CharacterizationWriter gives the reader clues about the character by describing how the character acts and thinks.
The writer allows the reader to decide how to view the character.
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Direct vs. IndirectWhy do you think it might be harder to understand indirect characterization than direct characterization?
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ProtagonistThe main character of a story
Example:CinderellaHarry PotterBella Swan
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AntagonistThe character that the Protagonist
struggles against.The “Bad Guy”
Example:Captain Hook from “Peter Pan”The Big Bad Wolf from “The Three Little Pigs”
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Round Characters Does not mean they are fat or round shaped!
They are well developed characters.
The author tells the reader a lot about the character
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Flat CharactersNot shaped like a pancake!
Characters that are NOT developed.
Readers know very little about them
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Dynamic CharactersA character who changes during the
course of the storyOften the change involves learning a
major lesson
Example:Scrooge in A Christmas Story learns to be more generous.
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Static CharactersCharacters that DO NOT change throughout the story
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DialogueConversations between characters in the story.
Punctuated with quotation marks.
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PlotExposition- Introduction and reveals
the conflictRising Action- events leading up to
the climaxClimax- Most exciting and important
part of the story; the turning pointResolution- All loose ends are tied
up and the plot concludes
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Plot Diagram
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ConflictStruggle between two forces in a story
InternalExternal
Internal- A conflict within a characters mind; a tough decision
External- a conflict that is able to be seen; physical conflict