AP Notes 110-112

Question 1

Characterization:

Answer 1

the techniques that writers use to create viable characters. NTK…Primary ones
-character trait: a character’s personality; a trait is not a physical description of a character.
-direct characterization: the author directly states a character’s traits or makes direct
comments about a character’s nature.
-dynamic character: a character who changes throughout the course of the story.
-flat character: a character about whom little information is provided.
-indirect characterization: the author does not directly state a character’s traits; instead the
reader draws conclusions and discovers a character’s traits based upon clues provided by the
author.
-round character: is a character who is fully described by the author (several character traits,
background information, etc.)
-static character: a character who does not change or who changes very little in the course of a
story.

Question 2

Chronological order

Answer 2

the order in which events happen in time.

Question 3

Clarifying

Answer 3

: the reader’s process of pausing occasionally while reading to quickly review what he or
she understands. By clarifying as they read, good readers are able to draw conclusions about
what is suggested but not stated directly.