Creating an Effective Character Description

1. L8 and L9: How do I create an effective character description?

2. L8 and L9: How do I create an effective character description? Recap question: 1. What techniques did Dickens use to create an effective character description for Scrooge at the start of ‘A Christmas Carol’? Do it now

3. L8 and L9: How do I create an effective character description? Writing an effective character description: • Your next writing task will be to create an effective character description drawing upon the techniques Dickens used to help him portray Scrooge. Dickens successfully used the following techniques to help him convey his character: • nouns • verbs • adjectives • comparative adjectives • adverbs • simile • imperative sentences • interrogative sentences • declarative sentences • exclamatory sentences • direct speech • repetition New knowledge

4. L8 and L9: How do I create an effective character description? Choosing a character card You are going to choose a character card. Once you have chosen a character card, spend some time looking at the character you have been given. Identify three things you would like your reader to know about your character. Pen to paper

5. L8 and L9: How do I create an effective character description? Planning for your character description Pen to paper

6. L8 and L9:How do I create an effective character description? Share your ideas with the people on your table. Focus in on • what you want your readers to infer about your character • How you have used certain techniques to help your reader make those inferences Reflection

7. L8 and L9: How do I create an effective character description? Writing lesson Your task: create an effective character description using a range of interesting techniques. Success criteria: • Maximum of two paragraphs • Use of some of the following linguistic techniques for effect: nouns, verbs, adjectives, comparative adjectives, adverbs, simile • Use of some of the following structural techniques for effect: imperative, declarative sentence, exclamatory sentence, interrogative sentence, direct speech, repetition • Show not tell Pen to paper

8. L8 and L9: How do I create an effective character description? When you are happy with your draft, then • Copy your best version into your assessment book. • Identify and highlight where you have met the success criteria. • Evaluate your choices. To do this consider the following questions: • How effectively does my use of particular nouns, verbs, adjectives, comparative adjectives, adverbs and similes help to show the nature of my character? • How effectively does my use of imperatives, interrogatives, exclamatory sentences, direct speech and repetition help to show the nature of my character? Reflection