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Thomas Hardy
Starter
1. Compare your answers to the
person sitting opposite you
2. Do they have different answers?
Do you agree with their
answers or not?
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Lesson Objectives
To review what CHARACTERISATION
means
To develop understanding of the different
ways authors use characterisation
Characterisation Review
Characterisation is a term used to describe the
way a character is developed by the author.
Characterisation
Characters should
not just follow
a path through the
story giving no
insight into their
personalities,
attitudes, interests,
thoughts or feelings.
Characterisation
Characterisation
I felt sorry for him
so I offered to help
him after school.
Characterisation
What about
Sophy,
Randolph or
Sam?
Characterisation
How does
Sophy feel? Is
it the same
throughout the
story
or
does
it
Avoid over simplification by saying the
change?
character felt upset!
Actions often show how someone is feeling.
Characterisation
What is Sophy
thinking? What
does it show
3.
about her
personality?
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