Daily Plan

AGENDA• Free Write – 10 minutes• Ambush (p.348) • The Things They Carried

OBJECTIVE• Silently practice writing• Look for characterization

techniques

How much did you learn?

1. Define characterization.2. Define Inference.3. What are direct and indirect

characterization?4. Name the five methods of characterization.

1. Define characterization – The art of creating a character

2. Define Inference – Educated Guess3. What are direct and indirect characterizationDirect = Author tells you – “He was mad.”Indirect = Author shows you – “When she

walked away from him, he smashed his fist into the locker.”

4. Name the five methods of characterization.Speech, action, appearance, thoughts, and opinions of others

Example

• Speech

• Action

• Appearance

• Opinions of others

• Thoughts