What makes a main character?

What makes a main character?

-The entire plot of a realistic fiction book centers around the main character’s circumstances, strengths, weaknesses, and sources of conflict.

-The author of the book created this realistic person to tell this story.

-Today we’re going to take a closer look at the main character(s)

-Usually the narrators (told in the first-person point of view)

-Why this character?

Objective: I can explain why the narrator is the best person to tell the story or the best person to use as the main character.

What is one reason why Francisco has an important story to tell?

Open Ended

Tell one reason why Francisco has an important story to tell.

What Makes a Main Character

• ·   Has a Backstory: An interesting main character has a strong backstory that makes him/her stand apart from other characters in the book.

• ·   Is a Round Character: The main character should be a round character who has strengths and weaknesses and be multi-layered. As a reader, you’re rooting for him/her but don’t necessarily agree with or like everything about him/her.

• ·   Is a Dynamic Character: The main character should transform across the story and be “different” in many ways by the end of the story than he/she was in the beginning.

• ·   Works to Meet Goals: The main character should have a major goal, or maybe even multiple goals, that he/she is working toward. Often times, these goals lead the main character on a quest or journey throughout the plot of the book.

Oral Reading

• Turn to page 93.

• Students will take turns reading aloud

• What happened in our reading?

• What happened leading up to this event?

Open Ended

What are Francisco's strengths?

Open Ended

What are Francisco's weaknesses?

While we read, think about why Jimenez chose Francisco to tell the story instead of someone else.

Why is Francisco the best person to tell the story?