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WRITING A
CHARACTER
DESCRIPTION
«
Invent and describe a character who
is a superhero
- create a mind map or use
another planning format to focus
your thoughts about your
superhero
»
Remember to use the techniques
we learnt to describe
● adjectives
● descriptive verbs
● listing of details
● repetition
● imagery
● appeal to the
senses
● short sentences
● varied punctuation
USING DIFFERENT SENSES WILL HELP THE
READER IMAGINE THE CHARACTERS YOU ARE
DESCRIBING IN MORE DETAIL
● Sight: colours, shapes
● Touch: textures, temperatures
● smell/taste: perfume or workplace odours
● sound: tone of voice or someone’s laugh
WHAT WE DO?
Decide the sequence in
which you will present
your ideas
‘Show’, don’t ‘tell’.
MIND MAP / PLAN WRITE A STORY OPENING
SHOW, DON’T TELL
● Read examples on page 31
1. Where is the character?
2. What are they doing?
3. How do they feel?
4. What do they need?
Lucille Higginbottoms is just your regular
grandmother by day who resides at the Peaceful
Palace Rest Home. She has grey, curly hair, and can
always be seen wearing her favorite lavender
cardigan. She enjoys watching Jeopardy and
knitting stockings. But once she rolls her
wheelchair into the recreation room closet, she
transforms into—Super Bad Granny! SBG-ma exits
the closet in a lavender cape and a rocket-powered
wheelchair.
THIS IS A MAP
Mr. Dursley hummed as he
picked out his most boring tie
for work, and Mrs. Dursley
gossiped away happily as she
wrestled a screaming Dudley
into his high chair. None of
them noticed a large, tawny
owl flutter past the window.
At half-past eight, Mr. Dursley
picked up his briefcase, pecked
Mrs. Dursley on the cheek,
and tried to kiss Dudley
goodbye but missed, because
Dudley was now having a
tantrum and throwing his
cereal at the walls.
NOW
THEN
“Little tyke,” chortled Mr. Dursley as
he left the house. He got into his
car and backed out of number
four’s drive.
It was on the corner of the street
that he noticed the first sign of
something peculiar — a cat reading
a map.
For a second, Mr. Dursley didn’t
realize what he had seen — then
he jerked his head around to look
again.
A tabby cat was standing on the
corner of Privet Drive, but there
wasn’t a map in sight. What could
he have been thinking of?
Ruby Sapphire Beryl Emerald Heliodor Spinel
Grenades
Tsavorite
Pyrope
Quartz
24%
76%
86%
76%
54%
76%
27%
86%
99%
56%
98%
24%
11%
6%
75%
88%
46%
86%
78%
90%
56%
20%
40%
55%
Citrine Opal Topaz Zircon
0
25
50
75
100
As Mr. Dursley drove
around the corner and
up the road, he
watched the cat in his
mirror.
It was now reading the
sign that said Privet
Drive — no, looking at
the sign; cats couldn’t
read maps or signs.
THANKS FOR WATCHING!
But on the edge of town, drills were driven out of his mind by something else. As he sat
in the usual morning traffic jam, he couldn’t help noticing that there seemed to be a lot
of strangely dressed people about.

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  • 2. « Invent and describe a character who is a superhero - create a mind map or use another planning format to focus your thoughts about your superhero »
  • 3. Remember to use the techniques we learnt to describe ● adjectives ● descriptive verbs ● listing of details ● repetition ● imagery ● appeal to the senses ● short sentences ● varied punctuation
  • 4. USING DIFFERENT SENSES WILL HELP THE READER IMAGINE THE CHARACTERS YOU ARE DESCRIBING IN MORE DETAIL ● Sight: colours, shapes ● Touch: textures, temperatures ● smell/taste: perfume or workplace odours ● sound: tone of voice or someone’s laugh
  • 5. WHAT WE DO? Decide the sequence in which you will present your ideas ‘Show’, don’t ‘tell’. MIND MAP / PLAN WRITE A STORY OPENING
  • 6. SHOW, DON’T TELL ● Read examples on page 31 1. Where is the character? 2. What are they doing? 3. How do they feel? 4. What do they need?
  • 7. Lucille Higginbottoms is just your regular grandmother by day who resides at the Peaceful Palace Rest Home. She has grey, curly hair, and can always be seen wearing her favorite lavender cardigan. She enjoys watching Jeopardy and knitting stockings. But once she rolls her wheelchair into the recreation room closet, she transforms into—Super Bad Granny! SBG-ma exits the closet in a lavender cape and a rocket-powered wheelchair.
  • 8.
  • 9. THIS IS A MAP Mr. Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work, and Mrs. Dursley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming Dudley into his high chair. None of them noticed a large, tawny owl flutter past the window. At half-past eight, Mr. Dursley picked up his briefcase, pecked Mrs. Dursley on the cheek, and tried to kiss Dudley goodbye but missed, because Dudley was now having a tantrum and throwing his cereal at the walls.
  • 10. NOW THEN “Little tyke,” chortled Mr. Dursley as he left the house. He got into his car and backed out of number four’s drive. It was on the corner of the street that he noticed the first sign of something peculiar — a cat reading a map. For a second, Mr. Dursley didn’t realize what he had seen — then he jerked his head around to look again. A tabby cat was standing on the corner of Privet Drive, but there wasn’t a map in sight. What could he have been thinking of?
  • 11. Ruby Sapphire Beryl Emerald Heliodor Spinel Grenades Tsavorite Pyrope Quartz 24% 76% 86% 76% 54% 76% 27% 86% 99% 56% 98% 24% 11% 6% 75% 88% 46% 86% 78% 90% 56% 20% 40% 55%
  • 12. Citrine Opal Topaz Zircon 0 25 50 75 100 As Mr. Dursley drove around the corner and up the road, he watched the cat in his mirror. It was now reading the sign that said Privet Drive — no, looking at the sign; cats couldn’t read maps or signs.
  • 13. THANKS FOR WATCHING! But on the edge of town, drills were driven out of his mind by something else. As he sat in the usual morning traffic jam, he couldn’t help noticing that there seemed to be a lot of strangely dressed people about.