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Commonlit Unit1
How Characters Develop
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Develop/Character Change | The way a character’s attitude, beliefs, or personality change throughout the story |
| protagonist | main character |
| secondary characters | Characters other than the protagonist who influence how the protagonist acts |
| plot | The events of a story |
| setting | The time and place where a story takes place |
| Central Idea | The main point an author makes in a nonfiction text (or a section of a nonfiction text) |
| Characterization | The ways an author reveals and develops a character’s personality Often includes what a character thinks, says, does, feels, and how others act toward them |
| Claim | An opinion or idea supported by evidence throughout the body of an essay or paragraph; sometimes called the thesis |
| Conflict | The struggle between two opposing forces in a story Can be between two characters or one character struggling with a particular problem Characters can face both external and internal struggles |
| Point of View | A person or character’s perspective on a topic |
| Reasoning | Explains how evidence ties back to claims and the thesis |
| Relevant Evidence | Evidence that supports a claim |
| Resolution | How the conflict is solved in a story; the ending of a story |
| Theme | A universal message that can apply to real life or other stories |
| Thesis | The big answer to the prompt at an essay level; comprised of claims |
| Sage Character | A knowledgeable and wise character who helps the protagonist learn something about themselves or the world |
| Narrative Point of View | The viewpoint a story is told from Such as first, second, or third person point of view |
| Antagonist | The person or thing that creates the conflict or problem for the protagonist to fight against |
| Foil Character | A character who has a different or opposite personality from the protagonist and is used to point out specific character traits of the protagonist that otherwise might be easy to overlook. |