In this lesson, you will learn how to determine a character's traits by examining his/her actions across a text. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [9:00]

In this video, you will learn how to determine an author's message by analyzing character development. RL.11-12.3 Auth choice story elem [5:56]

In this lesson, you will learn how to recognize common character traits by making comparisons to similar character types in other readings. Login gives access to two additional videos. [4:14]

In this lesson, you will learn how to bring characters to life in a story by using details such as thoughts, feelings, actions, and dialogue. [8:01]

In this lesson, you will learn how to add dialogue and clue words to show what characters are saying, thinking, and feeling by asking yourself, 'How is the character feeling?' and adding the words and punctuation to show the character's...

What is a literary element? Find the answer in this video segment that highlights the personal and artistic life of Walt Whitman.

Death as a character reveals how we process one of life's greatest mysteries, and there's a lot more breadth to how the grim reaper is depicted than you might think. [8:57]

Professor John Bowen discusses the enigmatic Heathcliff, from his early appearance as a rejected child, to his return as a powerful and violent antihero. [3:46]

Professor Kathryn Sutherland discusses Jane Austen's ground-breaking use of social realism and her focus on the mundanity of everyday life. [5:19]

This video is an overview of the process Imagineers at Disney go through to design costumes for characters and workers. [5:26]

Professor John Bowen explores the character of Bertha Mason in Jane Eyre, revealing the depths of her character and the context in which Charlotte Bronte created her. [4:26]

This lesson introduces characterization credibility. [7:54]

Brief video describing the character Scout's quotes regarding her preference toward dressing like and boy and participating in boy-type activities. She makes numerous quotes about not wanting to be a girl and the video involves the...

In this lesson, you will learn to challenge your theory about a secondary character by identifying why a character acts in an unexpected way. [3:15]