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- Subject: English
- AS: 90850
- Level: 1
- Credits: 4
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1.2 Show understanding of visual text(s)
Character
The characters are the people and personalities in a text that tell the story and act out the problems and interactions in a text. Characters are important because it is through their words, actions, and reactions that the audience understands different emotional and personal experiences. Key elements which can bring about change in characters are relationships with other characters, conflict of ideas or personalities, and time. It is through the characters that we come to understand the themes.
Key points to study:
- Major character – describe physical and personal qualities, their strengths and weaknesses, how they deal with an important issue, and their relationships with other characters.
Ways to study characters:
- Chart – show important information in a character profile (Scroll down to: "Use the profile (RTF 10KB) worksheet to draw up a list of profiles from the story") to help remember unusual characteristics for major and some minor characters.
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Other keywords for character: major character, minor character, subject, participant, individual, relationship, challenge, weakness, strength, change, develop, decision, lesson, conflict, issue, qualities, traits, profile.
