Character Types

What type of character is given many character traits and considered well-developed?

• Round
• Flat
• Dynamic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of character is changed throughout the course of a story?

• round
• flat 
• dynamic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of character is given on a few traits and is considered not developed in a story?

• flat
• dynamic
• static

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of character does not change over the course of the story, but stays the same?

• flat
• dynamic
• static

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of character is a basic character added in to fill space in a story?  They are a specific type of flat character.

• Static
• Foil
• Stock

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of character is used to help highlight the opposite character traits in another character? Think Cinderella and her step sisters as an example.

• Static
• Foil
• Stock

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following statements describes ROUND CHARACTERS?

• all of these
• They tend to be the major characters in a story.
• They are dynamic.
• They have their own desires and motivations.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is characterization?

• the process by which an author introduces a character’s traits and personality to the reader

• indicating a character's traits without explicitly describing them

• what a character is like by directly stating their physical appearance and personality traits

• A character who is not involved in the plot of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the purpose of characterization?

• to help add "fluff" to a story

• to provide a story with an interesting subject

• to help readers distinguish between characters in a text

• to help build a connection between the characters and the reader

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is direct characterization?

• the process by which an author introduces a character’s traits and personality to the reader

• indicating a character's traits without explicitly describing them

• what a character is like by directly stating their physical appearance and personality traits

• A character who is not involved in the plot of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3