what a character direct and indirect characterization practice read each passage carefully, and complete the chart below. - highlight clues or statements in the passage that tell you what the character is like. - describe the physical or personality trait that the author revealing about the character. - write whether the passage is an example of direct characterization, indirect characterization, or both. characterization is the way an author develops a character, or reveals who characters are and what they are like. direct characterization – the writer makes direct statements about a character. example: max was a gifted musician. indirect characterization – the writer gives clues and depends on the reader to draw conclusions (infer) about the character’s traits. example: max could play almost any instrument and never failed to draw an admiring crowd when he did. | passage | what it reveals about the character | direct / indirect / both | | --- | --- | --- | | example
owen looked around to see if anyone was coming, then quietly took the girl’s cell phone from her open purse and slipped it into his own pocket. | owen is sneaky and dishonest. | direct | | 1. squeaky was a skinny girl with a squeaky voice – which, of course, is how she got her nickname. | | | | 2. tabitha could see the new girl struggling to find her way to her next class. remembering what it felt like to be the new kid, she went back, extended her hand to the girl and said, “hi, i’m tabitha. need some help?” | | | | 3. aaron leaped from the plane without so much as a moment’s hesitation. although he was extremely fit, it was more difficult than he had expected to hold his arms at his sides and arch his body into a steep glide. skydiving was as exciting as he had hoped. | | | | 4. millard always looked like he’d just jumped out of bed. his clothes were rumpled, his socks were mismatched, and his hair stuck up all over. | | | | 5. “there’s no way i’m letting him beat me,” thought andrea, and she willed her legs to move faster still toward the finish line that seemed a million miles away. | | | | 6. toni watched the big girl position herself between her most recent victim and the classroom doorway. instinctively, toni started to race for the safety of her next class. then, she hesitated. she saw the fear on the little kid’s face and thought, “how can i leave her?” | | |

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# Brief Explanations:
The passage directly states Squeaky's physical traits (skinny, squeaky voice) and how she got her nickname. So it's direct characterization.
# Answer:
What it reveals: Squeaky is skinny and has a squeaky voice (got nickname from voice).
Direct / Indirect / Both: Direct

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# Brief Explanations:
Tabitha’s actions (helping the new girl) and her memory of being new show she is kind/helpful. The author doesn’t directly state her trait, so it’s indirect.
# Answer:
What it reveals: Tabitha is kind/helpful (helps new girl, remembers being new).
Direct / Indirect / Both: Indirect

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# Brief Explanations:
Aaron’s action (leaping from plane without hesitation) and his fit physical state, plus his excitement about skydiving, show he is brave/adventurous. The author gives clues (actions, thoughts) rather than direct statements, so indirect.
# Answer:
What it reveals: Aaron is brave/adventurous (skydives without hesitation, finds it exciting, is fit).
Direct / Indirect / Both: Indirect

### 4.
# Brief Explanations:
The passage directly describes Millard’s appearance (rumpled clothes, mismatched socks, hair stuck up) to show he is messy/unkempt. So it’s direct characterization.
# Answer:
What it reveals: Millard is messy/unkempt (looks like he just got out of bed, rumpled clothes, mismatched socks, hair stuck up).
Direct / Indirect / Both: Direct

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# Brief Explanations:
Andrea’s thought (“no way I’m letting him beat me”) and her speeding up show she is competitive/determined. The author uses her thoughts and actions (clues) rather than direct statements, so indirect.
# Answer:
What it reveals: Andrea is competitive/determined (doesn’t want to be beaten, speeds up toward finish line).
Direct / Indirect / Both: Indirect

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# Brief Explanations:
Toni’s initial instinct to run and then hesitating (because she sees the kid’s fear) shows she is compassionate/brave (chooses to help). The author uses her actions and thoughts (clues) rather than direct statements, so indirect.
# Answer:
What it reveals: Toni is compassionate/brave (hesitates to leave the scared kid, wants to help).
Direct / Indirect / Both: Indirect

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passage	what it reveals about the character	direct / indirect / both
1. squeaky was a skinny girl with a squeaky voice – which, of course, is how she got her nickname.
2. tabitha could see the new girl struggling to find her way to her next class. remembering what it felt like to be the new kid, she went back, extended her hand to the girl and said, “hi, i’m tabitha. need some help?”
3. aaron leaped from the plane without so much as a moment’s hesitation. although he was extremely fit, it was more difficult than he had expected to hold his arms at his sides and arch his body into a steep glide. skydiving was as exciting as he had hoped.
4. millard always looked like he’d just jumped out of bed. his clothes were rumpled, his socks were mismatched, and his hair stuck up all over.
5. “there’s no way i’m letting him beat me,” thought andrea, and she willed her legs to move faster still toward the finish line that seemed a million miles away.
6. toni watched the big girl position herself between her most recent victim and the classroom doorway. instinctively, toni started to race for the safety of her next class. then, she hesitated. she saw the fear on the little kid’s face and thought, “how can i leave her?”