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How can you tell if a character is a villain? What about a hero? Work on literary analysis with an engaging language arts learning exercise. After completing an activity about the four types of conflict, learners fill out a character map about a fictional character and his or her traits.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use in a narrative writing unit, or when analyzing characters in a short story or novel
- Have your class turn their character maps into creative stories
- Encourage small groups to come up with a unique character profile, and combine the characters in a class story with interesting plot turns and conflicts
- Lead a discussion in which your class decides whether characters in a popular movie or show are heroes or villains (bring in examples of movies in which characterization is not so black and white)
Classroom Considerations
- The example for Man versus Himself describes a teen who fights the urge to commit sins, which may require clarification or rewording by a teacher
Pros
- Encourages analytic thinking when it comes to characters, as one section prompts learners to note whether heroes can have weaknesses or villains can have positive attributes
- Versatile for any reading level, grade level, and language arts curriculum
Cons
- None