What Do You Know About Characters?

What is a static character?

• a one-dimensional character who lacks depth or a real personality

• a character who shows little to no change

• a character who undergoes an important inner change

• lifelike characters with complex, realistic personalities

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What is a flat character?

• a one-dimensional character who lacks depth or a real personality

• A character who shows little to no change in their personality, perspective, or outlook from the start of the story to the end

• character who undergoes an important inner change over the course of the text

• lifelike characters with complex, multifaceted personalities

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What is a dynamic character?

• a one-dimensional character who lacks depth or a real personality

• a character who shows little to no change

• a character who undergoes an important inner change

• lifelike characters with complex, realistic personalities

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What is a round character?

• a one-dimensional character who lacks depth or a real personality

• A character who shows little to no change in their personality from the start of the story to the end

• character who undergoes an important inner change over the course of the text

• a lifelike character with a complex, realistic personality

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What is an antagonist?

• the person who is the main or most important character

• person who opposes or is hostile to the main character; an adversary

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What is a protagonist?

• the person who is the main or most important character

• person who opposes or is hostile to the main character; an adversary

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In this story, the bus driver’s name is Al. The reader knows his name, and that he drives the bus every day. Al doesn’t participate in the plot other than driving the bus. Al is likely a _________________ character.

• Flat

• Round

• Protagonist

• Dynamic

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Keith must find a way to earn $100 before the end of the month if he wants to go on an expensive field trip at school. His brother, who is jealous of him, tries to thwart his efforts to earn money. His brother is most likely the_____________.

• Flat character

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Dynamic character

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Which scenario would make someone a dynamic character? 

• A character breaks her arm at recess. 

• A character gains a new perspective on life and becomes a nicer person. 

• A character cuts his hair and hates the new hair cut. 

• A character dies by the end of the story. 

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In this story, Bryan is the main character’s brother. At the beginning of the story, he makes fun of the main character because of her hair cut. At the end of the story, he continues to make fun of the character. Bryan is most likely a

• static character

• dynamic character

• protagonist

• round character

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