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    This document discusses characterisation in creative writing. It defines characterisation as how authors reveal the personality and character of people in a story through what they say, do, think, and how others perceive them. Words used to describe characters help readers understand what they are like and how they will behave. The document notes that people are complex, not one-dimensional caricatures, so authors should aim to create complex characters that are difficult to define or predict rather than flat stereotypes. It provides a table to help define characters through their actions, appearance, interests, speech, and personality.

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    CHARACTERISATION

    Year 11
    English:
    Creative
    Writing

    WHAT IS CHARACTERISATION?
    Characterisation refers to the methods an author uses to
    reveal the character and personality of the people in a story.
    The reader learns about the characters through what they say,
    do and think, and what others say, do, and think about them.
    When writers create the
    personality of a character, they
    choose their words very carefully.
    The choice of adjectives, for
    example, is very important.
    The words the author uses to
    describe a character help us to
    picture what that character might
    be like and how he or she is likely
    to behave.

    CHARACTERS OR CARICATURES?
    Humans are not onedimensionally. They are not
    fl at. Humans are complex and
    forever changing.
    You cannot predict what
    anyone will do before they do
    it. Individuals are vastly
    diff erent from one another,
    with diff erent points of views
    and experiences.
    People are not caricatures. So
    then why are characters so
    easy to predict? Why are
    characters so onedimensionally and fl at?

    DEFINING AND EXPLAINING


    CHARACTERS
    Copy out the table and use it to defi ne and explain
    famous characters. Youll notice that the better the
    character, the most diffi cult to defi ne and explain!
    Actions
    Appearance
    Hobbies /
    Interest
    What does he
    say?
    Other
    impressions?
    Personality

    CREATING COMPLEX CHARACTERS


    Actions
    Appearance
    Hobbies /
    Interest
    What does he
    say?
    Other
    impressions?
    Personality

    CREATING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS


    Young?
    Young?
    Old?
    Old?

    Tall?
    Tall?
    Short?
    Short?
    Good
    Good
    looking?
    looking?
    Not
    Not so?
    so?
    Or
    Or an
    an
    individual
    individual //
    unique?
    unique?

    A
    A
    stereotype?
    stereotype?

    Intellectual
    Intellectual

    Race
    Race //
    gender
    gender //
    culture?
    culture?

    Physical
    Physical
    appearanc
    appearanc
    e
    e

    Body
    Body
    language?
    language?

    Confident?
    Confident?
    SelfSelfconscious?
    conscious?

    Your
    character

    Emotional
    Emotional

    Temperame
    Temperame
    ntal?
    ntal? Calm?
    Calm?

    Are
    Are they
    they
    smart?
    smart?
    Dumb?
    Dumb?
    Traits?
    Traits?

    Personality
    Personality

    Popular?
    Popular?
    Unpopular?
    Unpopular?

    Trustful?
    Trustful?

    Arrogant?
    Arrogant?
    Wise?
    Wise?

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