This activity includes two assignments - for in-class or at-home work - that reviews, practices, and assesses student knowledge of the 8 types of characters (protagonist, antagonist, flat, round, static, dynamic, minor, and sympathetic). The first assignment begins with a preview activity which asks students to define each types. The next activity features scaffolded practice from the common films Shrek and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Finally, perhaps for homework or independent practice, st