Transcript lit types understanding character (day 8 & 9)

Understanding Character
Lit Types
LAP 1: Short Stories
Character
 A character is an individual who takes
part in the action of a literary work. A
character is usually a person but may
also be a personified plant, animal,
object, or imaginary creature.
Types of Characters
 Some characters you may like; others
you may detest.
 The characters around whom a story
is centered are the major characters.
 Minor characters play lesser roles in
the story and may give the major
characters points of interaction.
Types of Characters (continued)
 Major characters can also be
characterized as either protagonist or
antagonist.
 The protagonist has the central role
in the story; the antagonist works
against the protagonist, and this
friction creates conflict.
Types of Characters (continued)
 Round Character or Flat Character
 Static Character or Dynamic Character
Motivation and Characterization
 The force or forces that drive a character to think,
feel, or behave in a certain way is called motivation.
 The act of creating or describing a character is called
characterization.
 There are three main techniques that an author uses
to form a character:
 Showing what characters say, do, or think
 Showing what other characters say or think about
them
 Describing the physical features, dress, and
personalities of the characters
Dialogue and Dialect
 The dialogue, or conversations
between two or more characters, is
also revealing.
 A character may speak in a dialect, or
a version of a language spoken by the
people of a particular place, time, or
social group.
“Destiny” Writing Prompt
 In your journal, write a one page
response on the following writing
prompt:
 Describe a time when someone made you
look foolish in front of others. Explain
what happened and you felt.
 Keep this in mind when you read
“Destiny” by Louise Erdrich
“Destiny” Character Chart
 With an assigned group, you will
complete the character chart for the
short story “Destiny”.
 Each group will complete the chart for
each character, but you will be
assigned a specific character to
illustrate and present to the class.