7.4.1 Characters in Class Readers

• Minor characters: people who appear briefly but still affect relationships and plot
• How minor characters relate to each other and to the main character
• Hot-seating a minor character; words for relationships (friend, rival, helper, witness)

• identify minor characters in a text
• discuss the relationships between different minor characters in the text
• appreciate the place of minor characters in the class reader

“How can you tell the difference between a main and a minor character in a story?”

“How would you describe the behaviour of your classmates?”

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1. Main versus minor characters
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   A minor character appears in fewer scenes and does not steer the whole book, but what they do can still matter.
2. How minor characters relate
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Name the relationship (friend, rival, helper) and hot-seat a minor character to hear how they see the main one.