Character Types
This character type is typically called the "main character" or "hero" of the story.
Protagonist
This tense uses words like "I," "me," and "my."
What planet does this story take place on?
Venus
True or false: Charles Wentworth seemed really sorry about hitting a minivan with a family inside.
FALSE
What was the Potato Famine?
A period of Irish history in which a fungus poisoned potato crops that farmers and poor people relied on. This led to a shortage of food and mass starvation.
This character is also known as the "enemy" or "villain" of a story.
Antagonist
This tense uses words like "you," "we," and "us."
2nd person
True or false:
The jungle in the written story is colorful and bright, while the nature seen in the video is grey, black, and white.
FALSE.
What is at least ONE genre of Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequences?
Comedy/satire, social commentary
What is A Modest Proposal suggesting as a solution to the problems caused by the famine?
To sell Irish infants as food and leather.
This character type is important to the story, but is not as focused on as the main character.
Supporting character
This tense uses character's names and never uses "I," "me," "my," "you," "we," or "us."
3rd person
Why do William and the other students seem to hate Margot so much?
They're jealous/envious of her memories of the sun.
True or false: Though the article was written 5 years before the crimes of Ethan Couch, there are many similarities between the two.
TRUE
True or false: Jonathan Swift is making genuine suggestions in A Modest Proposal.
FALSE
This character usually has good intentions and wants to do good things, but has bad or questionable ways of doing them.
Anti-hero
What tense is this:
Martin went to school. As soon as he stepped into the building, he realized he had left his lunch at home. Martin had to go with the school lunch, which he hated.
3rd person
True or false: In the written story, Margot never gets an apology from the kids who locked her up, but in the video, the kids give her flowers they gathered as an apology.
TRUE
What was the defense Ethan Couch used to reduce his punishment from 20 years in prison to 10 years probation to just 2 years in prison?
"Affluenza," the idea that being rich and privileged made Ethan unable to tell right from wrong.
What is at least ONE genre of A Modest Proposal?
Social commentary, satire/comedy
This character is one that does terrible or bad things, but is still the main character of a story.
Villain protagonist
What tense is this:
You wake up at midnight and hear the rain hitting your window. Thunder rolls in from outside, filling your ears with a dull roar. You look out the window and see a bolt of lightning flash through the darkness.
2nd person
What is the main genre of All Summer in a Day?
Science fiction
What is the overall message of Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequences?
What is the intended message of A Modest Proposal?
England was oppressing Ireland and making the famine so much worse that they might as well commit a terrible act like cannibalism. They also make Irish people feel that their lives are worthless.