Characters
Dynamic vs. Static
You need the book and your
notebook.
Chapters 10-12
Write 3-4 sentences describing the relationships. Use at least
3 details.
Charlotte’s Relationship with
Captain Jaggery
Charlotte's Relationship with
the Crew
Captain Jaggery’s
Relationship with Charlotte
Captain Jaggery’s
Relationship with the Crew
Dynamic Characters
Dynamic characters are characters who
change in the story and discover
something of importance about
themselves and their world.
 Dynamic characters are characters who
learn something new during the course of
the story that CHANGES them.
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Static Character
Static characters are characters who stay
the same throughout the story.
 Static characters do not learn anything
new that causes them to change in any
way during the course of a story.
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The True Confessions of Charlotte
Doyle
Group of 2 – 3 people.
 Create a T-Chart. Label one side dynamic
and the other static.
 Use the list of names and decide whether
each character is dynamic or static.
 Write next to each character’s name why
they are considered dynamic or static.
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T-Chart
Dynamic
Static
List of characters
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Charlotte
Captain Jaggery
Zachariah
Mr. Hollybrass
Mr. Cranick
Mr. Ewing
Mr. Dillingham
Mr. Fisk
Mr. Keetch
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Foley
Grimes
Morgan
Barlow
Charlotte as a Dynamic Character
Compare/Contrast Charlotte in the novel.
Draw a venn diagram
Charlotte at Beginning
Upper Class Girl
Passenger
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2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
4
5
5
Charlotte Now
Crew Member
Your Ticket Out the Door…
• Pick one of the discussion questions you have the most
opinions on. Write a short paragraph telling me what
you think.
• Remember to have a topic sentence, support and
concluding sentence.
1. Explain why it is important to the story that Charlotte is a
dynamic character.
2. Decide what was the most important event that lead to
Charlotte changing. Discuss why you think that event was
the most important.
3. If the families that Charlotte was supposed to be traveling
with would have shown up, would we be able to call her a
dynamic character? Why or why not? (How would that
have changed the story?)
4. What do you think a possible theme of the novel is? (The
theme is the message the author wants you to take away
from the story.)
Chapter 13 Vocab
WORD
PAGE WHAT’S
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HAPPENING IN
THE STORY
Hesitation
Smothering
DEFINITION