This Character Swap Activity is a fun way for your students to adapt a familiar narrative.

Using the templates provided, students will swap the story’s villain with the hero. They will need to consider the traits of both characters and what changes are required to flip their roles. Within this download, we have included:

1. Character Swap prompt slips
2. Character Swap hero profile
3. Character Swap villain profile
4. Character Swap narrative planning template
5. Character Swap narrative draft template.

Use this resource after reading a class novel with a clear hero and villain or when beginning a narrative unit.