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Direct Characterisation is…
When an Author tells you a characters traits
What kind of words does an author use to directly characterise a character?
Adjectives
There are five methods of indirect characterisation can you remember any of them?
Looks speech relationships actions thoughts
Indirect characterisation is
What the author shows us about the character
Why do you think character relationship is important?
It allows us to see different sides to main our main character (the same way in real life we reveal different parts of ourselves to different people)
What does the word Infer mean?
To conclude from evidence rather than explicit statements
If you could assign the main character in frozen a different trait what trait would you give her and why?
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What do you think character development is?
Character development is the observable changes the character makes as the narrative progresses
Why do you think an author might use character development in their writing?
To demonstrate a theme (to overcome a fear) To prevent boredom and reflect growth
How do we identify character development?
Compare character traits from start of book/film to now
