Character Traits A WebQuest for High School Resource Classes

1. Character TraitsA WebQuest for High School Resource Classes Deborah Butler August 14, 2007

2. Introduction In the development of a story, there is a need for characters. As the story unfolds, each character reveals certain qualities called character traits. A character’s words, thoughts, and actions usually show these traits. There needs to be a variety of characters, so the reader can emphasize and understand the plot of the story. Characters may evolve as the plot develops..ObjectiveStudents will meet the Kansas reading indicator 2.1.1., identify and describe different types of characters and analyze their development. • Protagonist • Antagonist • Round • Flat • Static • Dynamic Task

3. generous egotistical elderly stout selfish honest persistent active ambitious arrogant bewildered candid conscientious considerate adventurous crafty domineering lackadaisical loquacious jovial languid facetious complacent conceited meticulous determined timid ornery Character Traits To use Dictionary.com scroll through the words and click Exit

4. TaskStudents will return to their English classes prepared to identify, describe, and analyze the various character traits found in their literature readings.Students will create a PowerPoint presentation. Process • Click here character traits. • Click here types of characters. • Click here flash cards1., flash cards 2. • Click here quiz. • Click here PowerPoint presentation.

5. Types of Characters Protagonist: The main character, central, is the good one in a story or novel. The one who can adapt to new situations. Answer the question, “Whose story is this?” Usually a story has one, but a novel can have several protagonist characters. Antagonist: The antagonist character fights against the hero, the protagonist, of a story or novel. The antagonist can be destructive, bad or evil. The antagonist can be a character, an animal, an inanimate object, or nature. An example of this is the whale in Moby Dick. Round characters: They can recognize, change, develop, and adjust to situations. They are complex, have many sides, and touch lives at many points. They usually change in the story because they profit from experiences. Flat characters: They do not change, develop, or grow in the story. They are the opposite of round characters. They usually have one or two traits and can be summed up easily. Example, Gollum in Lord of the Rings is a flat character because he is obsessed with one thing, the recovery of the ring. Some stories can have all flat characters, for example, Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Dynamic characters: Characters that change and grow in a work of literature. They are round characters. Static characters: Characters that remain the same throughout the story or novel. They are flat characters. Process

6. Flash Cards Process

7. Protagonist The main character, central, the good one in a story or novel. The one who can adapt to new situations. Answer the question, “Whose story is this?” Usually a story has one, but a novel can have several. Flash cards

8. Antagonist The character fighting against the hero, the protagonist, of a story or novel. They can be destructive, bad, or evil. They can be a character, an animal, an inanimate object, or nature. An example of this is the whale in Moby Dick. Flash cards

9. Round They can recognize, change, develop, and adjust to situations. They are complex, have many sides, and touch lives at many points. The characters usually change in the story because they profit from experiences. Flash cards

10. Flat They do not change, develop, or grow in the story. They are the opposite of round characters. They usually have one or two traits and can be summed up easily. Example, Gollum in Lord of the Rings is a flat character because he is obsessed with one thing, the recovery of the ring. Some stories can have all flat characters, for example, Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Flash cards

11. Dynamic Characters that change and grow in a work of literature. They are round characters. Flash cards

12. Static Characters that remain the same throughout the story or novel. They are flat characters. Flash cards

13. A character that remains the same throughout the story. a. round character b. static character c. dynamic character Quiz 1

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15. Correct!!! Quiz 2

16. Person or thing fighting against the hero of a story. protagonist static c. antagonist Quiz 2

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18. Correct!!! Quiz 3

19. A character who changes or grows in a work of literature. dynamic character static character flat character Quiz 3

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21. Correct!!! Quiz 4

22. These characters show many personality traits. They change, develop, and adjust to situations. a. static characters b. flat characters c. round characters Quiz 4

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24. Correct!!! Quiz 5

25. The main character of a story or novel. a. round character b. antagonist c. protagonist Quiz 5

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28. Characters constructed around a single idea or quality. a. round character b. flat character c. protagonist Quiz 6

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30. Correct!!! Process

31. PowerPoint Presentation In your PowerPoint presentation include the following: • Introduction (title, author, and theme) • Plot and setting • Specify characters (protagonist, antagonist, round, flat, dynamic, and static). 4. Summary • PowerPoint, oral, presentation (rubric) Conclusion

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33. Conclusion Students, you have meet the Kansas reading indicator 2.1.1., identifying and describing different types of characters, and you analyzed their development with your PowerPoint Presentation. Teacher Page

34. Teacher Page Web sites http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2331 http://www.fvdes.com/welch/skills/characters.htm http://www.fvdes.com/welch/skills/furtherfictionnotes.htm http://www.quia.com/mc/30222.html http://www.geocities.com/educationplace/poe/gl.htm http://www.humboldt.edu/~tdd2/Character.htm Character Traits