CHARACTER HANDOUT

Question 1

an imagined person who inhabits the story

Answer 1

CHARACTER

Question 2

a “dynamic” character who is well developed (Three-dimensional)

Answer 2

ROUND CHARACTER

Question 3

a “static” character who is not well developed (One-dimensional)

Answer 3

FLAT CHARACTER

Question 4

the cause(s) of a character’s actions; why a character does what they do; what animates a story and justifies the behavior of each character, especially the protagonist

Answer 4

MOTIVATION

Question 5

7 Methods of Character Development

Answer 5

1. What a character says
2. What a character does
3. What a character thinks
4. What other characters say/think about them
5. Physical description
6. Social background
7. A character’s name