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DYNAMIC V. STATIC CHARACTERS ROUND V. FLAT CHARACTERS
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azUsjQwF_UI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azUsjQwF_UI LET’S WATCH A SHORT VIDEO
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SO … LET’S SEE HOW WELL YOU WERE PAYING ATTENTION! TURN ON YOUR QUIZDOMS NOW!
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TRUE OR FALSE A static character CHANGES in the course of a story.
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TRUE OR FALSE A static character can also be called a flat character.
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TRUE OR FALSE A dynamic character is a character who changes during the course of a story.
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT REPRESENT A DYNAMIC CHARACTER? A)Changes in personal values B)Changes in attitudes C)Changes in hair color D)Changes in personality traits – for ex.: from cowardly to courageous
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WHICH WORD MEANS … LITTLE OR NO CHANGE A)Static B)Dynamic
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TRUE OR FALSE The protagonist of a story is usually a dynamic character.
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LET’S FILL OUR NOTES PAGE Static – to show little or no change Static characters – characters who do not change in the course of a story Supporting characters Are flat characters Main Idea Static characters do NOT change!
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LET’S FILL OUR NOTES PAGE Dynamic – reflecting change Dynamic characters – characters who change during the course of a story They change in their personal values, beliefs, attitudes, the way they look at life, personality traits The main character The protagonist Are round characters Main Idea Dynamic characters change!
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LET’S FILL OUR NOTES PAGE Flat character Only 1 or 2 personality traits Does not change during course of the story They do not grow in maturity Are static characters Main Idea Flat characters – only 1 trait - do NOT change!
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LET’S FILL OUR NOTES PAGE Round character Shows many personality traits – several sides to their personality Changes internally during the story Are dynamic characters The protagonist is always a round character Main Idea Round characters – many personality traits revealed – changes
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LET’S FILL OUR NOTES PAGE SSummarize DDynamic characters are characters that undergo a major internal change during the course of the story. SStatic characters do not undergo any internal change during the story. RRound characters are well-developed characters with many personality traits and who change during the story. FFlat characters have only 1 or 2 personality traits and do not change during the story. Dynamic = changes Static = no change Round = many traits revealed Flat = only 1 or 2 traits revealed
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Remember that last class novel we read? Choose a DYNAMIC character from that novel and write a BRIEF essay describing this dynamic character. Be sure to include examples from the story that SUPPORT your opinion that the character you chose is in fact a DYNAMIC character. YOUR TURN …
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