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Protagonist, antagonist, conflict · Alberta Grade 6 · maddyhelps.com
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Read the scene. Write what each character is: protagonist, antagonist or stock character. Then write the conflict in one sentence. Last, mark each possible ending comedy or tragedy.
Nadia had one job on Saturday: skate the last leg of the relay and hold the lead. She had been on the ice every morning since October.
On Thursday, Jordan told the coach that Nadia had missed two practices. It was not true, and he knew it was not. He wanted his own sister on the last leg. The coach moved Nadia to second.
The caretaker, who had flooded that ice for thirty years and had an opinion about everything, leaned on his shovel. “Second leg hands off the lead,” he said. “Skate it so she cannot lose it.”
| Character | Protagonist, antagonist or stock character? |
|---|---|
| Nadia | |
| Jordan | |
| The caretaker |
The conflict: who wants what, and what is stopping them?
Three ways the story could end. A comedy is funny and ends happily; a tragedy is serious and ends unhappily.
| Ending | Comedy | Tragedy |
|---|---|---|
| The team wins, Jordan owns up, and the two of them end up skating the relay together all spring. | ||
| Nadia catches an edge on the last corner. The team loses, and she never races again. | ||
| All four teams fall at the first corner, the race is restarted, and the whole rink is still laughing about it. |