Exploring Literary Characters: Protagonists, Antagonists, and More!

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• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Characters in literature

(stories like books, movies, series, etc.)

Learning Objectives

At the end of the lesson, you can:

• identify and Who is the good or the bad guy .

• Who are the main characters.

Why?

• In preparation for next year

Vraag of onderwerp

Main characters are central to the story. They undergo a 'journey' of change, usually as a person and (maybe) in situation.

What do you already know about characters in stories?

Side Characters

Side characters support the main characters. They contribute to the story but don't undergo major changes.

Protagonist

The protagonist is the main character facing the central conflict. Often seen as the 'hero'.

Antagonist

The antagonist opposes the protagonist. They create obstacles and conflict. Often seen as the 'villain'.

Antagonist

The antagonist opposes the protagonist. They create obstacles and conflict. Often seen as the 'villain'.

Is this character a protagonist, antagonist or side character?

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Question: who has seen the meme about npc's?

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3

Who can explain this?

What are the differences between an npc and a main character?

Flat Characters

Flat characters are simple and do not change. They have one or two character traits. During the course of a story, their lives/look on life does not change.

Examples:

• NPC's

• Minions

• Patrick (from Spongebob)

Round Characters

Round characters are complex and undergo development over the course of a story. They start out one way but change because of what happens to them.

The characters undergo a path which leads them to change their life (or their look on life). A round character grows but can show have different sides during a struggle.

Round Characters - examples

Harry Potter (Harry Potter series) – Harry starts out as a lonely, ordinary boy, but over time, he grows into a brave leader who struggles with big choices and emotions.

Elsa (Frozen) – She isn’t just a queen with magical powers; she also feels scared about hurting people and learns to accept herself by the end of the story.

Peter Parker (Spider-Man) – He’s not just a superhero; he’s also a regular teenager trying to balance school, friends, and saving the city.

Is this character a round or flat?

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Round character

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Flat character

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Book club assignment - Design your own assignment

Reading time: 10 minutes

Step 1) Think of a Book Club assignment that demonstrates that you understand the concepts of protagonists, antagonists, side characters as well as flat and round characters.

You may do this alone, or together (max. 3 people).

Also think of a challenge that goes with it.

Step 2) Create an example of the assignment you have designed that goes with the book you are reading.

Deadline = lesson tomorrow. (P.S. you get reading time tomorrow + finish time)

Vraag of onderwerp

Design your own character who can be in the book Mr Fantastic Fox

Make sure you give them clothes and in the description you write what they are wearing. By this you are practicing your Unit 2 words. Needs to be a forest animal.

Homework

Finish your Characters and bring them with you next lesson.

Lesplan:

Terug blik van vorige les en huiswerk bespreking

verder gaan vanuit unit 2 expression A t/m D

Les doel:

Kan vragenstellen over datums en tijd in het Engels.

Present your Characters

Jullie huiswerk presenteren.

Bewaar deze werk voor een follow- up opdracht als Fantastic Mr. Fox boek is klaar.

Flat VS Round Characters

Round characters are complex and undergo development over the course of a story. They start out one way but change because of what happens to them.

The characters undergo a path which leads them to change their life (or their look on life). A round character grows but can show have different sides during a struggle.

Flat characters are simple and do not change. They have one or two character traits. During the course of a story, their lives/look on life does not change.

Examples:

• NPC's

• Minions

• Patrick (from Spongebob)

Protagonist

The protagonist is the main character facing the central conflict. Often seen as the 'hero'.

Side Characters

Side characters support the main characters. They contribute to the story but don't undergo major changes (with a few exceptions).

Antagonist

The antagonist opposes the protagonist. They create obstacles and conflict. Often seen as the 'villain'. But it can also be a thing (and not a person).

Write down 3 things you learned in the lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

Unit 2 Lesson 3

Wij gaan verder met leren en gebruiken van Unit 2 Expresssions.

Study Expressions and do Opdracht 4

Strategy: Speaking about the time - Opdracht 5A

Only use o’clock to talk about times on the full hour. Use past until 30 minutes after the full hour. Use to between 31 minutes past and the full hour. Never count to or from the half hour like you do in Dutch as in ‘vijf voor / over half drie’. Instead, say: twenty-five minutes to / past four. When in doubt, say the numbers of the hours and then the minutes as in three thirty-five..

Telling the time - in het Engels klok kijken is heel anders

Put it into practice

Maak opdracht 5B en 5C