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Characterization Worksheet My Children My Africa

This document provides guidance on characterizing characters in a story. It instructs the reader to consider a character's physical characteristics, interactions with others, thoughts and background. It suggests including a character's physical description, behavioral traits, likes/dislikes and talents in the description. It also asks the reader to analyze the purpose of minor characters and whether they are "flat" or "rounded." Finally, it prompts describing how the author shapes a character's personality as gruff, stubborn, etc. and to complete a character analysis table.

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Characterization Worksheet My Children My Africa

This document provides guidance on characterizing characters in a story. It instructs the reader to consider a character's physical characteristics, interactions with others, thoughts and background. It suggests including a character's physical description, behavioral traits, likes/dislikes and talents in the description. It also asks the reader to analyze the purpose of minor characters and whether they are "flat" or "rounded." Finally, it prompts describing how the author shapes a character's personality as gruff, stubborn, etc. and to complete a character analysis table.

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NAME:

CHARACTERIZATION_WORKSHEET
1.

Consider ways the author makes the characters come to life, including each character's:

physical characteristics (or lack thereof),


interaction with other characters,
interaction with his or her environment,
internal thoughts and/or philosophical outlook,
revelations about his or her past, and
dialect or way of speaking.

Each character description should include most or all of the following elements. (Flesh out the characterization with additional information.)

physical description and age


behavioral traits (shy, self-confident, outgoing, socially adept, etc.)
likes & dislikes
special talents (musician, artist, actor, writer, scientist, mathematician, etc.)

2.

What various purposes do minor characters serve in the building of the story? (For example, minor characters can build structural
tensions in the narrative; act as foil for the protagonist; clarify emotional contexts of major characters; illuminate motives of major
characters; enhance readers perceptions of background and setting; deepen the plot with "side stories"; contribute to foreshadowing;
underscore a thematic statement; expand readers perceptions of how narrative, characters, events, and theme align with the universal
domain; change rhythm and pace; add comic relief.)
Are there "flat" and "round" characters? Identify them and justify your answers.
Through what specific ways does the author shape the personality of a character? How does the author portray, for example, a
character who is gruff, stubborn, enigmatic, charismatic, or withdrawn?

3.
4.

COMPLETE THE TABLE BELOW


AFTER READING THE ELEMENTS OF CHARACTERIZATION ABOVE.

Due 06/04
My Children! My Africa!
CHARACTER

DESCRIPTION

ROLE/IMPORTANCE

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