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Year 8 English
*Creative WritingCharacter development
Learning Intention
*To describe characters, having a good hold on the descriptive words in our wonderful language.
*To visualise the character as fully as you can – draw it if you need to.
Success Criteria* I created an exciting
character.
* I can use adjectives to describe my character/s in an engaging manner.
* I can use visual dictionaries to assist me with synonyms for adjectives.
*Character Development
*Key Vocabulary
*character
*traits
*description
*physical details
*personal qualities
*hobbies
*interests
*adjectives
*synonyms
*Hook – Loki (Character Study)
*GKR
Loki – Character study
*Discuss whether Loki is a protagonist or an antagonist.
*What makes you think this?
*What words would you use to describe Loki?
*Find adjectives and synonyms using Visuwords/Lexipedia/WordSift
*Creating characters your readers will care about …
*Creating brilliant characters
*Creating your character
Source: http://www.creative-writing-now.com/how-to-teach-writing.html
*Creating your character
Source: http://www.creative-writing-now.com/how-to-teach-writing.html
*Character ActivityGoogle Images
*Who is this?
*Name:
*Age:
*General physical description:
*Hometown:
*Relationship status:
*Current family:
*Family background (parents, previous marriages, etc.):
*Friends:
*Job:
*Favourite pastimes:
*Favourite sports:
*Favourite foods:
*Strongest positive personality trait:
Google Images
*Writing about your character
*Use the information you created about the man pictured, to write a paragraph introducing him in a story.
Google Images
*Your main character
*Now, repeat this activity for your main character
Google Images
*Review
*When describing a character, I need to …
*Powerful/engaging adjectives are important because …
*The Web2 tool I used today was …
*The learning actions I used today were …