YEAR 3 / Dystopia / character

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

In Class Today

• Discuss your reading in bookclub
• Literary devices
• Character 
• Character in your novel & presentation
• Silent reading

10 minutes

Talk to each other about what you have read.

What did you think of the book so far?

Was there anything you didn't understand?

literary devices
e.g. character

What is a "character"?

Who or what is a "protagonist"

Types of Character

• Flat Character - a character who reveals only one, maybe two, personality traits in a story or novel, and the trait(s) do not change. 

• Round Character - a well developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits.
  

Who or what is an "antagonist"?

Antagonist

• A Physical antagonist - a living, breathing character in the novel (unless he or she is a zombie) that is standing in the way of the protagonist achieving his or her goal.  

• An Abstract antagonist - some protagonists face off against illness, or grief, or the powers of a corrupt government. We call these kinds of antagonists abstract antagonists because they do not actually take physical form. 
  

15 minutes

In your groups:

1. Answer the questions about the characters in your novel.

2. One person will "present" an analysis of the protagonist.

Silent Reading