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1. Characterisation When describing characters in texts the author will use direct or indirect characterisation.  Both of these are helpful ways to describe a character for the reader.

2. Direct Characterisation The author tells you directly about the character and their personality. Paulie is a very loud and boisterous boy. His family is Greek and he loves eating pasta. He loves to play soccer and always tries to wear his favourite team’s jersey. What do these examples tell you about Paulie ?

3. Indirect Characterisation The author utilises the thoughts and actions of the character as well as the things they say, to give an insight into the character. The things other characters say can also give you insight into the character. ‘I wonder if Mum remembered to wash my favourite soccer jersey?’ Paulie thought to himself. Paulie jumped out of bed and raced down to the kitchen. “ Paulie is such a fun guy!” said Mark. What do these examples tell you about Paulie ?

4. Paulie’s Morning It was a morning that began like any other. Paulie got up, put on his school clothes and went into the kitchen for breakfast. This is where things started to get strange. Paulie was a brave boy, well that’s what his friends usually said anyway. What greeted him in the kitchen was a scene he could never have been prepared for. The entire kitchen was filled with cats! Big cats, small cats, fluffy and bald cats. Paulie started to shake. He felt his face getting redder and redder. One of the more giant ginger cats made its way over to Paulie and began to sniff his legs. Paulie froze. His breathing became shallow and he could feel the sweat dripping down his forehead. He closed his eyes and tried to will his legs to move but he was paralysed with fear.

5. Discuss These Questions as a Whole Class Where was Paulie ? How do you think he felt about cats? What character traits could you use to describe Paulie ? What is an example of direct characterisation? What is an example of indirect characterisation?

6. Look at the Character Below As a class identify some of the character traits that could be used to describe this character. Excited Brave Adventurous

7. Creating Direct and Indirect Characterisations from Character Traits As a class, think about how you could use the character traits you’ve come up with to create direct or indirect characteristics. For Example:  People often said that the girl was as brave as a tiger. She wasn’t afraid of anything.

8. Have a Go on Your Own Look at the character below. Identify and record some of the character traits that could be used to describe this character.

9. Create Your Own Characterisations Use these brainstorming questions to create your own direct and indirect characterisations of the character. How would they describe themselves? How would others describe them? Be creative and create your own interactions based on the character traits you identified from the previous slide.   ? ? ? ?