Character development : classroom-ready materials for teaching writing and literary analysis skills in grades 4 to 8 / / Arlene F. Marks and Bette J. Walker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822654503321
• Autore: Marks Arlene <1947->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015]; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-4758-1841-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (155 p.)
• Collana: Let them write series
• Disciplina: 372.62/3044
• Soggetti: Creative writing (Elementary education); Creative writing (Middle school); Composition (Language arts) - Study and teaching (Elementary); Composition (Language arts) - Study and teaching (Middle school); English language - Composition and exercises - Study and teaching (Elementary); English language - Composition and exercises - Study and teaching (Middle school); Characters and characteristics in literature
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Introduction: How to Implement This Program; Section 1. CREATING CHARACTERS; CREATING CHARACTERS SKILL 1: INTRODUCING A CHARACTER; CREATING CHARACTERS SKILL 2: POSITIVE CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS; CREATING CHARACTERS SKILL 3: NEGATIVE CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS; CREATING CHARACTERS SKILL 4: CREATING GOOD GUYS AND BAD GUYS: USING PERSONALITY TRAITS; CREATING CHARACTERS SKILL 5: WRITING FROM A POINT OF VIEW; CREATING CHARACTERS SKILL 6: WRITING FROM AN UNUSUAL POINT OF VIEW; DEEPENING CHARACTERIZATION SKILL 1: CHARACTERS HAVE EMOTIONS; DEEPENING CHARACTERIZATION SKILL 2: AVOIDING STEREOTYPESDEEPENING CHARACTERIZATION SKILL 3: BUILDING A CHARACTER'S PHYSICAL DIMENSION; DEEPENING CHARACTERIZATION ; SKILL 4: SHOWING HOW CHARACTERS ARE AFFECTED BY THE SETTING; DEEPENING CHARACTERIZATION SKILL 5: BUILDING A CHARACTER'S EMOTIONAL DIMENSION; DEEPENING CHARACTERIZATION SKILL 6: REVEALING A CHARACTER'S PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSION; CHARACTERS AND DIALOGUE SKILL 1: USING DIALOGUE TO REVEAL CHARACTER INFORMATION; CHARACTERS AND DIALOGUE SKILL 2: USING DIALOGUE TO REVEAL A CHARACTER'S REACTION TO A SETTING; CHARACTERS AND DIALOGUE SKILL 3: USING DIALOGUE TO REVEAL A CHARACTER'S BACKGROUNDCHARACTERS AND DIALOGUE SKILL 4: USING DIALOGUE TO REVEAL A CHARACTER'S STORY GOALS
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.