Thank+You+Ma'am+-+Characterization

transparency #2 Thank You Ma'am Thank You Ma'am **Characterization **

When you read a good story you feel as though you know the people in the story. That is because authors use characterization to reveal the characters to the reader.

Hughes uses: physical traits - what she looks like actions- what she does reactions- how she responds to other's actions ---dialogue - what she says

Read the paragraph on page 39. Find text evidence of the use of physical traits and actions to show what the woman is like.

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