Static and Dynamic Characters

Static Characters...

• do not change during the story
• have little or no detail
• have lots of detail
• change during the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Dynamic Characters...

• do not change during the story
• have little or no detail
• have lots of detail
• change during the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Travis began the school year the same as always. He never studied or completed his homework. Each report card showed the same poor grades. Although his parents encouraged him, by the end of the year, he was still doing poorly.

What type of character is he?

• dynamic character

• static character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Even though she loved to dance, Shannon was nervous about joining the dance team. She tried out and made it, but never said a word to anyone. At each dance practice, Shannon got a little more comfortable with her team. By the end of the season, not only did she make friends, but she even taught the team a few dance moves.

What type of character is she?

• dynamic character

• static character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Ricky plays soccer every day and practices so he can improve. He watches soccer, reads about soccer, eats, sleeps and breathes soccer. A new kid joins the team and takes over. He becomes the star and steals the spotlight from Ricky every time. Ricky is jealous and starts to slip up in every game. He stops practicing. He loses confidence in himself and quits the team.

• Ricky is an example of a static character.

• Ricky is an example of a dynamic character.

• Ricky is neither a static or dynamic character.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Miranda moves to the United States as a refugee. Her family has seen death and she is very afraid. She doesn't know the language or the customs. She doesn't talk for 3 months. One day, she drops the pencil sharpener in French class and a kind classmate helps her clean up. "Thank you," Miranda says. The classmate, T'John, asks Miranda on a date. Miranda begins to speak English and starts to love her new home.

• Miranda is an example of a static character.

• Miranda is an example of a dynamic character.

• Miranda is neither a static or dynamic character.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A reader can tell that a character is dynamic if

• the character changes as a result of a challenge in a text

• the character changes as a result of their interactions with other characters in a text

• the character changes after learning a lesson from a new experience

• all of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Angel and Brian are twins. They dress the same, they play the same video games, read the same books and have the same friends. When they begin freshman year of high school, Brian decides to dye his hair green. He starts to wear all black clothes. He makes new friends and they play Dungeons and Dragons together. Angel tries to invite Brian to play video games with him and their old friends, but Brian wants to hang out with his new friends instead.

• Angel is an example of a static character, and Brian is a dynamic character.

• Brian is an example of a static character, and Angel is a dynamic character.

• Angel and Brian are both dynamic characters.

• Angel and Brian are both static characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In the book (and movie) "Holes," a character named Zero starts off as a quiet character who can't read, but eventually he transforms into a character who begins to speak up and learns to read, thanks to his friend, Stanley. Is Zero is an example of a dynamic character?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3