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Peer reviewedCarlson, Janet F. – Teaching of Psychology, 1992
Describes a series of writing assignments in which entry level graduate students in a personality theory class wrote four short papers interpreting the personality of a character from a children's story or comic strip. Explains that each paper utilized a different theoretical orientation: psychoanalytic, dispositional, phenomenological, and…
Descriptors: Characterization, Comics (Publications), Fairy Tales, Graduate Students
Peer reviewedRaymond, Richard C. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1992
Discusses the teachable qualities of Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice." Examines the vigorous diction, plausible characterization, and comic vision that make the novel so effective in stimulating students' thought. (SR)
Descriptors: Characterization, College English, Comedy, Critical Thinking
Griffin, Scarlett S. – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1994
Describes a multicultural unit for fifth graders in which each students receives a prop, develops a character around it, and writes a sketch which is videotaped and critiqued. Describes how students' characters identify their differences and figure out how to get along. Notes that students' ongoing relationships with eighth-grade penpals provided…
Descriptors: Characterization, Class Activities, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Education
