Character and Setting Devices

Match the following definition to the correct literary term: "a struggle between two opposing forces"

• setting

• conflict

• characterization

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Match the following definition to the correct literary term: "the main character of a text"

• antagonist

• protagonist

• round character

• flat character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Shrek is an ogre with many unexpected layers to him. This makes him a good example of a ___________ character.

• dynamic

• static

• round

• flat

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The protagonist is *always* a good guy.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Jaws is a movie about a town facing a shark problem. The conflict in this story is an example of what?

• Man v. Self

• Man v. Man

• Man v. Society

• Man v. Nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A character who never undergoes any significant change throughout a story is an example of a:

• round character

• flat character

• static character

• dynamic character

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The true story of The Diary of Anne Frank takes place in Amsterdam during World War II. This is an example of:

• setting

• conflict

• characterization

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What makes a character a static character?

• They have a complex personality

• They are two-dimensional and are only distinguished by one or two qualities

• They do not undergo any important changes throughout a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A character struggles with their own guilt over lying to their parents. This is an example of what type of conflict:

• Man v. Self

• Man v. Man

• Man v. Society

• Man v. Nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is characterization?

• the time period and place a character lives in

• the way a character is described by an author through the character's actions, appearance, speech, etc.

• when a character undergoes an important change throughout a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3