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Name: ________________________
Date: __________________ Pd. ____
Reading Notes
Characterization
What a character DOES in a story shows WHO THEY ARE!
What is a character?
o All stories have ________________! Some are __________ and some are ___________!
o A character is any ___________, ____________, or ____________ that takes _________ in a story!
o Characters can be _______________ or _______________!
 A protagonist is the ___________ guy in the story!
 An antagonist is the _____________ guy or opposing _________ in the story!
• What are character traits?
o Y’know what? People are a lot like _____________!
 When you see an __________ in the ocean, you can only see ______ of it! The other 90% is
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___________ under the water!
 When you see a _____________ walking down the street, you can only _______ of them! The
other 90% is on the _____________! That includes the ___________, _____________,
____________, and ________ which make up their personality and show who they are! These
little things that make them who they are are called _____________ traits!
o Character traits are the ______________, ______________, _____________, and
______________ that give a character their personality and show you _________ they are and what
they _________!
• What is characterization?
o Characterization is when you look at a character’s ___________, ___________, ____________,
and ______________ to determine their personality and what type of __________ they are!
o Remember, what a character __________ shows _______ they are!
• How do you characterize when you read a story?
o So how do we figure out how to characterize as we read? We ______________!
 S___________________
• What (or how) does the character _________ that shows who they ______?
 T___________________
• What does the character ________ that reveals something about their __________?
 E___________________
• What does the character’s _____________ show about who they are as a person?
 A___________________
• What does the character ______ that gives away details of their _____________?
 L___________________
• What does the character _________ like or ____________ like that shows _______
they are?