Lesson 3.03 Character Connection

• Introduction
• Learn
• Try It
• Task

Introduction

"If you treat your characters like people, they'll reward you by being fully developed individuals."

 - Don Roff

Have you ever read a book that you didn't want to put down, or that you felt devastated after it was finished? You most likely enjoyed the book because of the characters who allowed you to enter into their world.

Authors use elements of language like diction, imagery, figurative language, syntax, and sound devices to develop their characters. That means they make their characters do things, feel things, hear things, say things, and think things. These actions show the reader what kind of people the characters are; they can be friendly, sad, nosey, happy, confused, angry, or upset. These words that describe the characters are called character traits.

The author may tell the readers these traits directly, or the author may show the readers these traits through actions.

 

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to... Use a graphic organizer to develop character. Distinguish between different types of characters. The above objectives correspond with the Creative Writing Course Standards: 13.