Arlene F. Marks, Bette Walker

Character Development

Classroom Ready Materials for Teaching Writing and Literary Analysis Skills in Grades 4 to 8

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Character Development focuses on the creation of fully-realized, multidimensional protagonists and antagonists. Students practice first-drafting, editing, polishing, and sharing original paragraphs, scenes, and stories featuring the characters they have brought to life.

Produktdetails

• Let Them Write: Building Literacy Skills
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 412g
• ISBN-13: 9781475818406
• ISBN-10: 1475818408
• Artikelnr.: 42606974

Autorenporträt

Arlene F. Marks has been writing since the age of 6, and she has no plans to stop. A veteran teacher of the craft, she has authored two popular literacy programs for the classroom. Her short stories have appeared online and in print, notably in an anthology of reimagined fairy tales, Grimmer Tales Volume One. She is also the author of the Sic Transit Terra space opera series (from Edge Publishing) and Adventures in Godhood, her first of several recent releases from Brain Lag Publishing. The Stragori Deception, the next instalment of Sic Transit Terra, will be released later this year. Arlene lives with her husband on the shore of beautiful Nottawasaga Bay, where she spends time exploring imaginary worlds, collecting interesting-looking owls, and dreaming of one day having a tidy, well-organized office. www.thewritersnest.ca

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION TO LET THEM WRITE Messages from the authors How to implement
this program The aims and objectives of this program How to implement Let
Them Read Writing a literary essay The aims and objectives of Let Them Read
Setting up a writer-friendly classroom Authors need a writing plan
Publishing students' work NCCS Anchors addressed SECTION 1: CREATING
CHARACTERS SKILL 1: INTRODUCING A CHARACTER As young authors practice
describing characters to create a specific first impression for the reader,
they will become more observant about the people around them. SKILL 2:
POSITIVE CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS Student authors will learn about and
practice creating an appealing character through the purposeful selection
of descriptive detail. In the process, they will gain a better
understanding of their own reasons for reacting positively to other people.
SKILL 3: NEGATIVE CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS Student authors will learn about
and practice selecting character details that will make an immediate
negative impression on the reader. In the process, they may come to realize
the importance of first impressions in real life. SKILL 4: CREATING GOOD
GUYS AND BAD GUYS Using Personality Traits Student authors practice ways to
make the hero(ine) a more sympathetic (likable) character than the
villain(ess) of a story, in the process gaining a deeper understanding of
human behavior. SKILL 5: WRITING FROM A POINT OF VIEW As students practice
adopting a character's point of view, they will come to understand that
there are different sides to every story, in real life as well as in
fiction. Reproducibles/Media: CCR 1--EVEN MICE HAVE DIFFERENT POINTS OF
VIEW chart CCR 1A--TRY YOUR OWN FABLE chart CCR 2-DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW
chart SKILL 6: WRITING FROM AN UNUSUAL POINT OF VIEW Student authors
practice personifying a variety of inanimate objects and writing from their
point of view. In the process, both students and readers may gain a new
perspective on a part of their life. SECTION 2: DEEPENING CHARACTERIZATION
SKILL 1: CHARACTERS HAVE EMOTIONS As students practice choosing verb
synonyms, letting a character's actions reveal his or her emotional state,
they will gain a deeper appreciation of word connotations and an awareness
of the word choices they make in everyday life. Reproducibles/Media: CCR
3--CHARACTERS HAVE EMOTIONS Chart SKILL 2: AVOIDING STEREOTYPES Student
authors will learn and practice ways to avoid the use of story-weakening
stereotypical characters. In the process they will become more aware of the
damaging effects of stereotyping in real life. Reproducibles/Media: CCR
4--STEREOTYPES WITH A TWIST SKILL 3: BUILDING A CHARACTER'S PHYSICAL
DIMENSION Students will learn how to make a character more realistic for
the reader by describing how the character takes up physical space and has
an impact on his or her surroundings. SKILL 4: SHOWING HOW CHARACTERS ARE
AFFECTED BY THE SETTING Student authors will learn and practice how to
enhance the realism of a story by describing their characters' reactions to
elements of the setting. In the process, students may become more aware of
the reactions of others to real-life settings. Reproducibles/Media: CCR
5-CHARACTER AFFECTED BY SETTING SKILL 5: BUILDING A CHARACTER'S EMOTIONAL
DIMENSION As they practice showing the reader that a character has human
feelings, students may increase their ability to 'read' the emotions being
expressed by others in real life. Reproducibles/Media: CCR 6--EMOTIONAL
DIMENSION BUILDS A CHARACTER Chart CCR 7-EMOTIONAL DIMENSION Chart SKILL 6:
REVEALING A CHARACTER'S PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSION Students will practice
writing a character's thought-revealing dialogue and internal monologue in
order to enhance the realism of the character. In the process, students may
become more skilled at expressing their own thoughts and feelings.
Reproducibles/Media: CCR 8--WHAT RUNS THROUGH YOUR MIND? CCR
9-PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSION Chart SECTION 3: CHARACTERS AND DIALOGUE SKILL 1:
USING DIALOGUE TO REVEAL CHARACTER INFORMATION As student authors practice
writing revealing dialogue for created characters, they may become more
aware of the ways in which people reveal themselves to others in everyday
life. Reproducibles/Media: CCR 10--WHAT'S MY LINE? SKILL 2: USING DIALOGUE
TO REVEAL A CHARACTER'S REACTION TO A SETTING Students will practice
writing dialogue, in the process becoming aware of its usefulness as a tool
to enhance the realism of a story setting. SKILL 3: USING DIALOGUE TO
REVEAL A CHARACTER'S BACKGROUND Students will practice writing dialogue, in
the process becoming aware of its usefulness as a tool to reveal such
things as place of origin, level of education, and so on about the
character speaking. Reproducibles/Media: CCR 11--CHARACTERS BACKGROUND
SHEET SKILL 4: USING DIALOGUE TO REVEAL A CHARACTER'S STORY GOALS As they
practice writing dialogue, student authors will become adept at using it to
reveal their characters' goals to the reader. Reproducibles/Media: CCR
12--CHARACTERS AND PURPOSES