8th Grade Final Review- Short Stories/Poetry

Can the protagonist be the antagonist?

• True
• False

How do we define characterization?

• Speech, Thoughts, Effect Made, Looks, Actions
• Looks and Speech
• Speech, Thoughts, Actions, Looks
• Speech, Thoughts, Emotions, Actions, Likeability

What does a plot diagram do?

• Maps out the events in a narrative
• Explains the characters
• Uses STEAL
• Uses Races

What is a conflict creator?

• Has their own goals which conflict with the protagonist (not always of evil intent).
• Anything that is not human that is working against the protagonist.
• The bad guy with an evil purpose to hurt the protagonist.

What is a dynamic charcter?

• They grow as characters throughout the course of the story.
• The author, narrator, or even the protagonist tells the reader about the characters.
• They stay the same throughout the course of the story.
• They are complex, realistic, and cannot be described in one sentence.

What is a false protagonist?

• Starts the story with 1 person and then it suddenly switches.
• The good guy, with a strong moral compass, and working hard to achieve a goal.
• An unlikely or an unwilling hero. Could potentially be the villain.

What is a flat character?

• They are not complicated, not realistic, and can be described in one sentence.
• They stay the same throughout the course of the story.
• They grow as characters throughout the course of the story.
• They are complex, realistic, and cannot be described in one sentence.

What is a hero?

• The good guy, with a strong moral compass, and working hard to achieve a goal.
• An unlikely or an unwilling hero. Could potentially be the villain.
• Starts the story with 1 person and then it suddenly switches.

What is a protagonist?

• The main character
• the character who creates the conflict with the main character

What is a round character?

• They are complex, realistic, and cannot be described in one sentence.
• They are not complicated, not realistic, and can be described in one sentence.
• They stay the same throughout the course of the story.
• They grow as characters throughout the course of the story.