Dynamic Character Teacher Resources

What is a dynamic character? Using an interesting resource, scholars set out to answer the question. They create graphic organizers to collect details about character development as they read the novel Inside Out & Back Again. They...

Round, flat, static, dynamic. As part of a characterization study, scholars review the different types of characters and create a slide show demonstrating how a dynamic character in a story they have read changes throughout the tale.

What might a papaya symbolize? Using the resource, scholars look for examples of symbolism in the novel Inside Out & Back Again. They also participate in a silent discussion called a Chalk Talk, writing their responses to a...

Ninth graders read the story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," and create a characterization chart to define the stock characters in the main story. They predict whether Walter Mitty will be a static character or a dynamic character....

An engaging literary game called "Dingo," is here for your young mathematicians. Dingo is a game which is played with dice. The first team of students to remove all of the numbers on the game board are declared the winners. To remove a...

Readers practice character analysis by reviewing Gary Soto's short story "La Bamba" with the whole class (anything you've read together will work). They design t-shirts that feature traits and story elements to reveal the nature of a...

Students are introduced to literary elements and definitions in the worksheet Understanding Character but reading through each of the elements and definitions aloud. They read the story, "La Bamba" and identify examples of the literary...

Students examine multiple types of media in order to properly define different types of character that include static, stock, and dynamic characters. They respond to the question of finding someone they respect. They give examples of...

Ninth graders examine a character from the short story, John Steinbeck's, "Flight." students respond to questions about the story and illustrate the character's journey.

This slideshow lesson focuses on stock characters; it defines the term, explains characteristics of stock characters, and provides examples from literature.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this three-lesson plan unit, students learn how to identify language within a text that describes a character, use evidence from a text to describe a character, and to use details from a text to...

In this lesson, you will learn to describe the change in a character by drawing on the character's thoughts, words, or actions. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [8:16]

In this lesson, you will learn to determine the theme of the story by analyzing the change the character goes through in the story. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [4:16]

A slideshow introducing static and dynamic characters in literary text.

This lesson introduces the purpose and types of characters in fiction writing. W.9-10.3b Narrative techn

This lesson explains how to identify different types of characters in fiction writing. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast [7:27] with the lesson's content.