Story Elements - Characters

What are the different types of characters in a novel, movie, drama or other type of text?

• Protagonist

• Person

• Setting

• Antagonist

___________ is the leading character or one of the major characters in a book. They often are the hero or heroine.

• Antagonist

• Static

• Protagonist

• Flat

This character does not change much in a book, stays the same.

• Static

• Dynamic

• Round

• Protagonist

_______________ struggles or competes with this character. They often play the role of the story's villain.

• Dynamic

• Flat

• Round

• Antagonist

This characters personality or attitude change throughout the story.

• Dynamic

• Flat

• Round

• Antagonist

In the movie clip of Harry Potter, which character is Harry Potter?

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Dynamic

• Round

In the movie clip yesterday The Grinch was which character?

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Dynamic

• Static

In our book Wonder, August is which character?

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Setting

• Plot

In the Three Little Pigs, the Big Bad Wolf is the ___________?

• Dynamic

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Plot

If you were in a story who would you be?

• Protagonist

• Antagonist