Sixth Grade ELA Teachers Introduction This lesson is about the different types of characters found in literature The different types I will cover in this lesson are the protagonist and antagonist ID: 164791
Download Presentation The PPT/PDF document "Character Types" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Slide1
Character Types
Sixth Grade
ELA TeachersSlide2
Introduction
This lesson is about the different types of characters found in literature.
The
different types I will cover in this lesson are the
protagonist and antagonist
.
I
will explain what each of these entail so that you can identify types of characters in stories that you read. Slide3
Protagonist/Antagonist
It is easiest to think of the protagonist and antagonist characters as the "good guy" and the "bad guy" respectively. Slide4
Hero and villain
In order to understand protagonist and antagonist, you can think of the protagonist as the hero and the antagonist as the villain. Slide5
How to Remember
The prefix pro means good, or positive.
The prefix ant means bad, or negative.
Pro
AntSlide6
Protagonist
Central character of story
Can be male or female
Written
as being "good" most of the time, but in some instances can be "bad."
Story usually told from protagonists point of view. Slide7
Antagonist
Causes
or leads the conflict against the
protagonist
Not
always human, but can be a group or force as well.
Mirrors protagonist
Whatever
the protagonist does that is good, the antagonist will work to
undo.
Usually
the antagonist attempts to disguise him/her/itself. Slide8
Example
Consider the story
The Three Little Pigs
.
In the original story, the three pigs are the protagonists and the wolf is the antagonist.
A new book titled
The Real Story of The Three Little Pigs
is written in the wolf's point of view and he becomes the protagonist and the pigs are the antagonists. Slide9
Protagonist/Antagonist
Completely different and in
most cases, complete
opposites
Can
both be very complex
Just
because the protagonist is the central character in the story does not mean that he/she/it is any more complex than the antagonist. Slide10
How to identify
Think about which character is central to the story. (protagonist)
Think about which character (or what force) is acting against that central character (antagonist).
Usually you can consider which character is good and which is bad.
In most instances, the good character is the protagonist and the bad, or opposing character, is the antagonist.