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Definitions and Examples Jeopardy General Types of Characters Definitions and Examples Characterization Plot Conflict 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

The two types of characterization

Direct and Indirect A 100

Type of characterization when an author makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells us what the character is like. A 200

Direct A 200

There are ____ ways in which the author uses indirect characterization to tell us about a character.

4 A 300

In what ways can the author show the reader about the characters?

Character’s physical description Other character’s thoughts about that character Character’s actions Character’s thoughts and feelings A 400

“I stared at his face because it was so devastatingly, so inhumanely, beautiful. I noticed that his eyes were coal black. His skin was pale and his copper hair shone like flecks of gold.” In this passage, the author let the readers know about the character by showing the: A 500

Character’s physical description

There are ____ main types of characters. B 100

6 B 100

What are the 6 main types of characters? B 200

Protagonist, Antagonist, Flat, Round, Static, Dynamic B 200

The type of character that does not change throughout the story. B 300

Static Character B 300

The hero or main character in a story B 400

Protagonist B 400

A character who possesses only one or two traits. B 500

Flat Character B 500

What are the 4 types of conflicts?

Character vs. Character Character vs. Nature Character vs. Society Character vs. Self C 100

Give an example of character vs. character.

Answers vary. C 200

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi being washed out of his hole because of a flood is an example of _____________ conflict. C 300

Character vs. Nature C 300

DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400

Write an example of character vs. society conflict.

Answers vary. C 400

This is an example of what type of conflict? In the movie “The Goonies”, the little boy talks about how he regrets throwing fake vomit over the balcony in the movie theater. This is an example of what type of conflict? C 500

Character vs. Self C 500

How many points are on the plot diagram pyramid?

5- Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution D 100

What is included in the exposition of a story?

Introduction of the main character, character development, introduction of the setting, and introduction to the problem the character is facing. D 200

What follows the rising action? D 300

The climax D 300

What is the climax of a story? D 400

The main event, or breaking point, of a story The main event, or breaking point, of a story. Normally, there is no more suspense after the climax. D 400

Who is the plot diagram pyramid named after?

Freytag D 500

What is an antagonist? E 100

The character directly opposed to the main character.

“Lanie was a very impatient girl” is an example of what type of characterization?

Direct characterization

The way a piece of work makes the reader feel is the _____.

Mood. E 300

Dorothy running from the tornado in “The Wizard of Oz” would be an example of what type of conflict?

Character vs. Nature E 400

Give an example of a flat character.

Cinderella’s evil step-mother, Alice Cullen, Oscar the Grouch, etc… Answers vary. Cinderella’s evil step-mother, Alice Cullen, Oscar the Grouch, etc… E 500

What is characterization? F 100

How the author tells the reader about the character in the book. F 100

What type of a character is Captain Hook?

Flat, Static, Antagonist

What happens after the climax of a story?

There is no more suspense There is no more suspense. Falling action begins where characters start typing up “loose ends”. F 300

The way the author feels about a piece of work is the ____.

Tone F 400

Answers vary. F 500

The Final Jeopardy Category is: Indirect characteriztion Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin

Write an example of indirect characterization using characters actions

Write an example of direct characterization.

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