TYPES OF CHARACTERS IN FICTION
RESEARCH
AFFIXES
POINT OF VIEW
GRAPHICS AND TEXT FEATURES
100
Is a person who changes over time, usually as a result of resolving a central conflict or facing a major crisis
What is Dynamic Character
100
Must be chosen before you can begin the Research process
What is Topic
100
This affix means "around"
What is circum
100
After dropping her son off at school, Sara sat at a traffic light and waited. She was on her way to her office job as a secretary in a law office. It was mainly paperwork with very little time to interact with other people, but Sara had gotten used to that. It also gave her plenty of time to daydream, something she had also gotten quite used to. She was a woman in her mid-30s, married 13 years, with one child.
What is Third Person Limited
100
Uses pictures and symbols to show information
What is Graphs
200
Is someone who does not change over time; his or her personality does not transform or evolve
What is Static Character
200
Use these for Notes and Source Cards
What is Index Cards
200
This affix means "between"
What is inter
200
Once you have your grill assembled, the next thing to decide is where to put it. A grill puts out a lot of heat, so you should position it several feet away from the side of the house or any plants or shrubbery. You'll have an easier time with a spot that is sheltered from the wind. When positioning a grill on a wooden deck, remember that sparks and live embers can fall from a charcoal grill.
What is Second-Person
200
Presents information in visual form and shows where something is or where it happened
What is Maps
300
Is anyone who has a complex personality; is also 3 dimensional
What is Round Character
300
Copying someone else's work word for word and not giving the person credit
What is Plagiarism
300
This affix means "under"
What is sub
300
They found themselves in bed and watching, by the dim light from the night-light, the rest of Mary Poppin's unpacking being performed. From the carpet bag she took out seven flannel nightgowns, four cotton ones, a pair of boots, a set of dominoes, two bathing-caps and a postcard album. Jane an Michael sat hugging themselves and watching. It was all so surprising that they could find nothing to say. But they knew, both of them, that something strange and wonderful had happened at Number Seventeen, Cherry-Tree Lane.
What is Third-Person Omniscient
300
A few words, phrase, or sentence that is usually above or below the headline
What is Sub-heading
400
Is notable for one kind of personality trait or characteristic
What is Flat Character
400
Restating, in your own words, the author's words or ideas without altering the meaning or providing interpretation
What is Paraphrasing
400
This affix means "state of; condition of"
What is ness
400
They spoke no more until camp was made. Henry was bending over and adding ice to the bubbling pot of beans when he was startled by the sound of a sharp snarling cry of pain from among the dogs. Henry grunted with a tone that was not sympathy, and for a quarter of an hour they sat on in silence, Henry staring at the fire, and Bill at the circle of eyes that burned in the darkness just beyond the firelight.
What is Third-Person
400
Pictures used to spark readers interest and show what's in the chapter
What is Illustrations
500
Are vital to the development and resolution of the conflict
What is Main, Major or Central Character
500
The statement is what you plan to prove throughout your research paper
What is Thesis Statement
500
This affix means "is; can be"
What is able or ible
500
We crossed the road to a white house inside a walled garden, and found some food two loaves of bread, and uncooked steak, and half of a ham. We also found several bottles of beer, a sack of beans, and a dozen or so cans of soup, salmon and vegetables. We sat in the kitchen in the dark not daring to strike a light and ate bread and ham and drank beer out of the same bottle. The priest wanted to keep going instead of resting and eating. I was urging him to eat and keep up his strength when, all of a sudden, disaster struck!
What is First-Person
500
Give information, show processes, or make comparisons
What is Charts