Characters and POV

Characters and POV
Reading your book
Learning about characters
and POV

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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Characters and POV
Reading your book
Learning about characters
and POV

Slide 1 - Slide

Time to read
Quietly reading

timer
20:00

Slide 2 - Slide

Name as many famous main characters you know (books, shows, movies, games, etc.(

Slide 3 - Mind map

Characters in a book
Every book has characters. The most important character in a book is the main character. The main character is often the protagonist. The protagonist is the "good guy" in a book. The protagonist often has a conflict with the antagonist, the "bad guy". Next to the protagonist and the antagonist, there are also minor characters

Slide 4 - Slide

Slide 5 - Video

Who is the protagonist in "The Lion King"?

Slide 6 - Open question

Who is the antagonist in "The Lion King"?

Slide 7 - Open question

Name 5 minor characters in "The Lion King"

Slide 8 - Open question

Think about your book; who is the protagonist in your book? (nonfiction does not have a protagonist)

Slide 9 - Open question

Think about your book; who is the antagonist in your book? (nonfiction does not have a antagonist)

Slide 10 - Open question

Think about your book; can you name at least 2 minor characters?

Slide 11 - Open question

Which character traits can you come up with? (funny, intelligent, creative, etc.)

Slide 12 - Mind map

Types of characters
Some characters are flat, flat characters are types or caricatures defined by a single idea or quality. A stereotype is flat. Round characters have the three-dimensional complexity of real people. 

Slide 13 - Slide

Is the main character in your book flat or round? Name at least two of their character traits:

Slide 14 - Open question

Point of view
Stories can be told from different point of views. The POV refers to who is telling or narrating the story. Some points of view are more reliable than others. 

Slide 15 - Slide

Which POV is the least reliable?
A
First person POV
B
Third person POV

Slide 16 - Quiz

From which point of view is your book written? What kind of effect does this have?

Slide 17 - Open question

Would you like to be friends with the main character in your book? Why / why not?

Slide 18 - Open question