Tuesday, September 13, 2011

· Today, you were informed that you will be writing a short story in this unit
· Today, you created a character profile with 10-20 attributes (physical, environmental, psychological, emotional)
· You were to include environmental details – where the character lives – imagine what character’s bedroom looks like, what posters on the wall, etc
· You described the character’s greatest fear, what and why, where it comes from
· You described what gives the character pain (emotional)
· You also had to come up with a scar that the character has, and create the story behind the scar
· You then created a visual which will include the following:
1. Name
2. Age
3. Ethnicity
4. Appearance
5. Residence
6. Pets
7. Religion
8. Hobbies
9. Single or married?
10. Children/siblings?
11. Temperament
12. Favorite colour
13. Friends
14. Favorite foods
15. Drinking patters
16. Phobias
17. Faults
18. Something hated?
19. Secrets?
20. Strong memories?
21. Any illnesses
22. Nervous gestures?
23. Sleep patterns?
24. Learning abilities?
25. Special talents?
· Imagining all these details will help you to get to know the character they are creating, but your reader won’t need to know much more than the most important things in the following four areas:
1. Appearance. Give the reader a visual understanding of the character.
2. Action. Shows the reader what kind of person the character is, by describing actions rather than simply listing adjectives.
3. Speech. Develops the character as a person – this means the character doesn’t simply announce important plot details
4. Thought. This brings the reader into the character’s mind, it shows them the characters unexpressed memories, fears, and hopes.