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Protagonist The main character, central, the good one in a story or novel. The one who can adapt to new situations. Answer the question, Whose story is this? Usually a story has one, but a novel can have several. Flash cardsTypes of CharactersProtagonist: The main character, central, is the good one in a story or novel. The one who can adapt to new situations. Answer the question, Whose story is this? Usually a story has one, but a novel can have several protagonist characters.Antagonist: The antagonist character fights against the hero, the protagonist, of a story or novel. The antagonist can be destructive, bad or evil. The antagonist can be a character, an animal, an inanimate object, or nature. An example of this is the whale in Moby Dick.Round characters: They can recognize, change, develop, and adjust to situations. They are complex, have many sides, and touch lives at many points. They usually change in the story because they profit from experiences. Flat characters: They do not change, develop, or grow in the story. They are the opposite of round characters. They usually have one or two traits and can be summed up easily. Example, Gollum in Lord of the Rings is a flat character because he is obsessed with one thing, the recovery of the ring. Some stories can have all flat characters, for example, Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.Dynamic characters: Characters that change and grow in a work of literature. They are round characters.Static characters: Characters that remain the same throughout the story or novel. They are flat characters.

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Students, you have meet the Tennessee reading indicator 801.8.6., Identify and analyze how the author reveals character (i.e., what the author tells us, what the other characters say about him or her, what the character does, what the character says, what the character thinks).

Teacher PageFlat They do not change, develop, or grow in the story.They are the opposite of round characters. They usually have one or two traits and can be summed up easily. Example, Gollum in Lord of the Rings is a flat character because he is obsessed with one thing, the recovery of the ring. Some stories can have all flat characters, for example, Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

Flash cardsQuiz 1A character that remains the same throughout the story.a. round character

b. static character

c. dynamic character

PowerPoint PresentationIn your PowerPoint presentation include the following:

Introduction (title, author, and theme)Plot and settingSpecify characters (protagonist, antagonist, round, flat, dynamic,and static).4. SummaryPowerPoint, oral, presentation (rubric)

ConclusionTask

Students will return to their English classes prepared to identify, describe, and analyze the various character traits found in their literature readings.

Students will create a PowerPoint presentation.Process

Click here character traits.Click here types of characters.Click here flash cards1., flash cards 2.Click here quiz.Click here PowerPoint presentation.Antagonist The character fighting against the hero, theprotagonist, of a story or novel. They can be destructive, bad, or evil. They can be a character, an animal, an inanimate object, or nature. An example of this is the whale in Moby Dick. Flash cardsQuiz 2Person or thing fighting against the hero of a story.protagonist

static

c. antagonistQuiz 3A character who changes or grows in a work of literature.dynamic character

static character

flat character

Quiz 4These characters show many personality traits. They change, develop, and adjust to situations. a. static characters

b. flat characters

c. round charactersQuiz 5The main character of a story or novel.a. round character

b. antagonist

c. protagonist