Elements of Literature and Characterization

Characterization is...

• what a character does, says, thinks, looks like, and how he or she effects other characters throughout a story

• Only the words a character speaks

• The series of events in the story

• A character who does not change throughout a story

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Fiction involves...

• Stories that are "made up" or fake (though some may seem real like realistic fiction)

• Stories that are about "real life" events that are true

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Nonfiction involves...

• Stories that are "made up" or fake (though some may seem real like realistic fiction)

• Stories that are about "real life" events that are true

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A static character...

• does not change from the beginning to the ending of a story's plot

• does change from the beginning to the ending of a story's plot

• has many personality traits (the reader knows much about this character)

• has only one to two character traits (the reader does not know much about this character)

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A dynamic character...

• does not change from the beginning to the ending of a story's plot

• does change from the beginning to the ending of a story's plot

• has many personality traits (the reader knows much about this character)

• has only one to two character traits (the reader does not know much about this character)

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A flat character...

• does not change from the beginning to the ending of a story's plot

• does change from the beginning to the ending of a story's plot

• has many personality traits (the reader knows much about this character)

• has only one to two character traits (the reader does not know much about this character)

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A round character...

• does not change from the beginning to the ending of a story's plot

• does change from the beginning to the ending of a story's plot

• has many personality traits (the reader knows much about this character)

• has only one to two character traits (the reader does not know much about this character)

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The series of events in a story is known as the

• characters

• setting

• plot

• point of view

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The time, place, and cultural surroundings of a story is known as the ...

• setting

• characters

• plot

• point of view

• theme

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The moral or life lesson that the protagonist and reader learns by the end of the story is called ...

• setting

• characters

• plot

• point of view

• theme

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3