Who performs the action of a story.
Protagonists
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Protagonist
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 The character who faces the conflict.
 The character who the author focuses most of the
narrative attention.
 Typically the “good guy” or “hero” of the story.
Antagonists
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Antagonist
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 The character who struggles against the protagonist.
 Typically the “bad guy” or the “villain”
 Some stories may not have a specific antagonist.
Supporting Characters
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Supporting Characters
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 Can help or hinder the protagonist.
 These characters help bring out character traits for
the readers or audience.
Static (Flat) Characters
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 Characters that stay the same through the story.
 These characters are usually based around a single
idea or quality.
 Most supporting characters and
antagonists are static.
 We may not learn a lot about
these characters.
Dynamic (Round) Characters
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 Characters that grow and change over the course of
the story.
 These characters may change their opinions on
things as the story goes on.
 Most protagonists are dynamic.
 We typically learn a lot about these
characters.
Your Turn!
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Create two characters:
One must be the protagonist and one must be the antagonist
Make sure you fill in each part of the graphic organizer
Sample
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Character Feelings:
Easily agitated
Character Physical Description:
Really tall, strong, wears a white
shirt with brown pants, shoes, and a
vest, green skin, large nose
Character Behavior: (Actions)
Makes fun of donkey a lot
Character Personality Traits:
Athletic, Dirty, Funny
Character Secrets, Quirks, Weaknesses, Unique Characteristics:
Very self-conscious about his appearance; despite what he says feels lonely,
not as deadly as other ogres.
Questions You Can Ask
For Each Category
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Character Feelings:
Is he confident?
Is he shy?
What embarrasses her?
How does he see himself?
How does she feel when she gets a bad
grade?
Character Behavior: (Actions)
Does he have any favorite sayings?
How does she react to mean people?
How does he wake up in the morning?
Does she have any mannerisms?
Character Physical Description:
What is his favorite article of clothing?
What color/length hair does she have?
What color are his eyes?
Is there anything that sets her apart?
Does he have glasses/contact lenses?
What is his best/worst physical trait?
Character Personality Traits:
Does she have any hobbies?
Educational background or intelligence?
What are the character’s goals?
What motivates the character?
Character Secrets, Quirks, Weaknesses, Unique Characteristics:
What makes your character different?
How does your character change?
What would your character like to change most about themselves?
Create Your Own
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Protagonist
 Make sure your character
has a defining
characteristic.
 Something that makes
your character different
than ANYONE else.
 Make sure your character
undergoes some sort of
change.
Antagonist
 Should have a very
opposite personality to
the protagonist.
 You can add a twist at
the end where the two
characters find that
they share something in
common. This can
result in a theme.