CharacterisationDirect and indirect — and why writers prefer the second.9th GradeDIRECTThe narrator states it outright"She was generous."Fast and unambiguousNothing for the reader to workoutCan feel flat if overusedINDIRECTShown through action and speechShe emptied her purse into thetinSlower but far more convincingThe reader draws the conclusionSpeech, Thoughts, Effect,Actions, LooksTHE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERS"Show, don't tell" is really an instruction to prefer indirectcharacterisation. The reader trusts what they worked outAn unreliable narrator uses direct characterisation that theindirect evidence contradicts. That gap is the point.Characterisationwww.littleactivity.com

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Literacy · 9th Grade

Characterisation

Direct and indirect — and why writers prefer the second.

How to use it

Note what a character does before what the narrator says about them. The two can disagree.

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Grade
9th Grade
Ages
14–15
Subject
Literacy
Pages
1

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