Topic: Round, Flat, Static & Dynamic Characters

Essential Question: Who are different types of characters in a story?

Round• Cornell Notes Question:

– What is a Round Character?

• Characters that are described in depth, with many details, are well-rounded characters.

• The main character in a story is almost always Round.

• You feel like you know a Round character extremely well

Flat

• Cornell Notes Question:– What is a Flat Character?

• Characters that are not described well • Readers are not given much information about

them

Round or Flat?• Cornell Notes Question:

– How can I tell if a character is round or flat?

• Write down characteristics of the character.• If your list is long, with many characteristics,

then the character is round.

• If your list is short, not many characteristics at all, then the character is flat.

Internal Change Cornell Notes Question: --What is internal change?

• changes which occur within the characterExamples: • a change in his/her personality • a change in his/her outlook on life,• a change in his/her values• overall change in the nature of the character.

Static• Cornell notes Question:

– What is a static character?

• Static = not moving or changing • the character remains basically the same

throughout the entire story. • The character does not undergo any internal

changes (changed WITHIN themselves)

Dynamic• Cornell Notes Question:

– What is a dynamic character?

• a character that undergoes an internal change sometime between the beginning and end of the story.

• The change in the character is usually crucial (important) to the story itself.

DynamicEXAMPLE:

•Say a main character goes through a life-altering experience, such as a race car driver getting into an accident. If the driver's personality changes, and he is no longer willing to take on the risk of driving a race car, the character would be dynamic.

Static or Dynamic?• Cornell Notes Question:

– How can I tell if a character is static or dynamic?

Ask these 3 questions:

1. How does the character feel about him/her/itself?

2. How does the character act towards others?

3. What is the character’s goal?

Have the answers to these questions changed from the beginning to end of the story?