Types Of Author's Characterization

 types of authorship characterization

Objectives & Outcomes

• Understand the three types of author's characterization: indirect characterization, direct characterization, and dramatic irony
• Identify examples of each type of author's characterization in literature

Materials

• Texts that include characters (e.g. novels, short stories, etc.)
• Handouts that list examples of indirect, direct, and dramatic irony

Warm-up

• Ask students to think of a time when they felt like they really knew a character in a book.
• Have them share their experiences with the class and discuss what factors helped them to develop a sense of the character.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of characterization and explain that it is the process by which a writer gives a character certain traits, behaviors, and characteristics that help the reader to understand who the character is.
• Review the different types of characterization, including:
• Direct characterization, which is when the writer directly tells the reader about the character's traits, behaviors, and characteristics.
• Indirect characterization, which is when the writer shows the reader the character's traits, behaviors, and characteristics through actions and events in the story.
• Sympathetic characterization, which is when the writer develops a character in a way that makes the reader feel empathy for them.
• Antsympathetic characterization, which is when the writer develops a character in a way that makes the reader feel antipathy for them.
• Use a story or some passages from a story to demonstrate the different types of characterization and have students identify the characteristics of the characters in the story.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs or small groups.
• Give each group a passage from a story or a character description.
• Have the groups work together to create a chart that shows the different types of characterization used in the passage or character description.
• Have students present their charts to the class and discuss any differences or similarities in the types of characterization they found.

Independent Practice

• Have students choose a story or book that they have previously read.
• Have them reread the story or book and pay attention to the characterization of the main characters.
• Have students create a chart that shows the different types of characterization used in the story or book.
• Have students present their charts to the class and discuss any differences or similarities in the types of characterization they found.

Closure

• Review the different types of characteriz ation with the class.
• Ask students to give examples of each type of characteriz ation and explain how it helps to define and deepen the characters in a story or book.

Assessment

• Observe students during the group discussion and st udies to see if they are able to give examples and explai n how each type of characterization helps to define and deepen the characters. ?
• Collect and grade the written responses from the independent practice activity.