Digital or Print: Characterization Graphic Organizers for Literary Analysis

Teaching characterization with a novel or short story? These characterization activities will engage students, and provide ample opportunities for character analysis.

You will receive a PDF for printing as well as links for digital use.

Included are 20 activities for characterization:

1. What apps would my character have?

2. They said what?! - direct characterization

3. This probably means... - indirect characterization

4. Types of characters - stock, static, dynamic, flat, round - blank

5. Types of characters - stock, static, dynamic, flat, round - with definitions

6. Types of characters: flat vs. round

7. Types of characters: static vs. dynamic

8. When my character was younger...

9. What clothes belong on my character? - indirect characterization

10. Drawing conclusions from direct and indirect characterization

11. My character has changed!

12. Narrating - what the narrator says

13. Interaction - breaking down how two characters interact

14. Reaction - how characters react to events

15. In the end... - how a character changed throughout the story

16. Using binoculars - narrator’s point of view

17. Objectively - writing an objective summary of a character’s actions

18. How does the story’s setting affect the character?

19. What is a protagonist?

20. What is an antagonist?

You can see an image of most of these in the thumbnails, and the preview has a selection as well.

These Characterization Graphic Organizers are part of a money-saving bundle! The Literary Devices Graphic Organizers for Any Novel or Short Story has a total of 75 graphic organizers to get students writing and talking about literature.

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