https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82 1. Provide a characteristic of Charlie before his operation 2. Identify text evidence to support the character trait 3. Label as DIRECT or INDIRECT characterization en-us 2017-10-23 18:37:25 UTC 2025-12-10 19:26:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dootheets.png https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200448743 Charlie is unintelligent
"Sumbody told me where i shud go to lern to read and spell good."
This characteristic is indirect because the author does not say Charlie is unintelligent in the text, it is inferred with his bad spelling.]]> 2017-10-25 15:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200448743 https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200449113 Charlie was very superstitious before his operation. For example,"I was very skared even tho I had my rabits foot in my pockit." This is indirect characterization. 

]]> 2017-10-25 15:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200449113 https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200449478 Before the operation Charlie was unable to speak or spell perfectly, we can see this in the quote, "Dr. Stauss says i shud rite down what i think." In this quote the author uses indirect characterization to show that Charlie was unable to spell perfectly. 

]]> 2017-10-25 15:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200449478 https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200449630 One characteristic that Charlie has before the operation is naivety. Charlie thought that his co-workers were his friends and were being nice and friendly but he didn't know that they didn't like him.
"We had a lot of fun at the factory today. Joe Carp said hey look where Charlie had his operashun what did they do Charlie put some brains in." "That made me laff. Their really my friends and they like me." 
Indirect Characterization. ]]> 2017-10-25 15:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200449630 https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200449632 Before the surgery, Charlie was very motivated and determined to become smart. Charlie states in Progress Report 4, "He said I had good motor-vation. I never even knew I had that. I felt proud when he said that not everybody with eye-Q of 68 had that thing" (Keyes, 206). This is an example of direct characterization because it directly states in the text that he is motivated.]]> 2017-10-25 15:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200449632 https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200449635
Appearance
Has glasses 
" I told him maybe I need new glasses." 
This is an indirect characterization that Charlie has glasses. He never directly said that he had glasses, he just told his doctor that he might need new ones.  ]]> 2017-10-25 15:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200449635 https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200450058 c]]> 2017-10-25 15:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200450058 https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200450220 Charlie was determined to become smart after the operation and show them that he can be smart. "If the operashun works ill show that mouse I can be as smart as he is.Maybe smarter." Indirect Characterization words thoughts beliefs]]> 2017-10-25 15:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200450220 https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200451111 Honest-
"I never tell lies anymore becaus I always get caut." 
This is a direct characterization because the narrator says Charlie never tells lies, which means he is honest. ]]> 2017-10-25 15:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200451111 https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200452292 2017-10-25 15:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_pierce/3ygmnfojwq82/wish/200452292