Composing - ATAR

Characterisation
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EnglishSecondary Education

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Characterisation

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Characterisation Review
The way characters are understood by readers/viewers is shaped by elements of characterisation.
Characterisation includes
  • speech/thoughts
  • actions
  • interactions with others
  • descriptions of the character - direct characterisation

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Let's practice - Analysis
'Biggie" from Big World
What does Biggie say/think? 
What does Biggie do (or not do)? 
What is the description of Biggie's appearance?
Which interactions with others tell us something about Biggie as a character? What do they tell us?

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Biggie

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Let's check
"a face only a mother could love"
"kind of pear-shaped"
tough
failed Yr 12
reckless
loyal

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Harry Potter - Direct
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - JK Rowling
“Perhaps it had something to do with living in a dark cupboard, but Harry had always been small and skinny for his age."
"Harry had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair and bright-green eyes. He wore round glasses held together with a lot of Sellotape because of all the times Dudley had punched him on the nose. The only thing Harry liked about his own appearance was a very thin scar on his forehead which was shaped like a bolt of lightning.”  What does this tell us about Harry?

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what does this quote tell us about Harry?

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Harry Potter
Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling 

It was as though something large and scaly erupted into life in Harry’s stomach, clawing at his insides: Hot blood seemed to flood his brain, so that all thought was extinguished, replaced by a savage urge to jinx Dean into a jelly."
What does this tell us about Harry?

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What can we infer about Harry from this text?

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Characters for "Composing"
try to use characteristics of people you know e.g. family
  • mannerisms
  • motivation
  • how would they respond to particular events/situations
  • appearance
  • values
  • traits

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Using one of the studied texts from Sem 1, give examples of direct/indirect characterisation.

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