1. Winter Dreams By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

2. Characterization Characterization-the relation of a characters’ personalities. Types Direct Characterization- the writer tells the reader what the character is like. Indirect Characterization- character’s traits are revealed through their thoughts, actions, and words, and by what other characters say to or about them.

3. Examples of Characterizations Direct Characterization Examples- The grumpy girl doesn’t like her calm mom. The rude boy is sitting by the nice teacher. Indirect Characterization Examples- The man is in jail for many horrible crimes. The boy got caught after stealing money from his mom’s purse three times.

4. Character’s Motivations Character’s Motivations- their reasons for acting as they do-may come from internal sources, such as feelings of loneliness, or external sources, such as danger.

5. Examples of Character’s Motivations Character’s Motivation Examples- The kids were daring the small kid to jump off the bridge. The boy did and as a result he got hurt. The mom was yelling at the girl to get her grades up the next test the girl toke she got an “A”.