Round and Flat Characters

These characters are uncomplicated.

• Round

• Flat

• Neither

• Both

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

These characters can not be summed up easily.

• Round

• Flat

• Neither

• Both

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

These characters are usually static and don't change.

• Round

• Flat

• Neither

• Both

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

These characters can surprise readers with new qualities.

• Round

• Flat

• Neither

• Both

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Gru from "Despicable Me" is a ______ character because we see many sides of him and he reveals a change in his emotions.

• Round

• Flat

• Neither

• Both

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In "War of the Worlds", Henry is a ______ character because we see his love for Clara, his fight for his hometown, and his caring actions for his community.

• Round

• Flat

• Neither

• Both

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In "Shrek", Donkey is a ______ character because we don't learn very much about him.

• Round

• Flat

• Neither

• Both

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In "Shrek", Fiona is a ______ character because we learn about her background story and upbringing. We know why she is cursed.

• Round

• Flat

• Neither

• Both

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

These characters are fully developed; we know how they look, how they act, what they say and do, what they think, and what others think about them.

• Round

• Flat

• Neither

• Both

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

These characters do not affect the plot of a story. We know their name, but we don't know very much about them.

• Round

• Flat

• Neither

• Both

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3