Characterization occurs when an author uses details to teach about a character. But what does this have to do with comprehension? Plenty! When students can understand how a character acts and why they can begin to identify with that character and comprehend the text more fully.  Characterization can be taught in so many ways. Let’s take a look at my best tips and tricks for teaching characterization!  Ways to Analyze a Character Characters can be analyzed in so many different and fun ways. For example, characters can be defined by their relationships with other characters. An engaging activity is for students to draw family trees or character webs to show how different characters are related.  Another way to analyze characters is by defining their traits.