1. What a Character! Getting to know your character through your words and actions….
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Character & characterization elements of fiction necessary in a fictional piece
Point out to students that different kinds of people use different kinds of speech. Also, a person's speech changes according to the situation. Speech reflects where the characters are living and when. For example, a girl of the Civil War period would not use twentieth-century slang. Distribute the student Writing Dialogue handout containing gudelines for writing dialogue and the choices for writing assignment topics. Students should complete one or more of the writing assignments outlined on the handout.
Point out to students that different kinds of people use different kinds of speech. Also, a person's speech changes according to the situation. Speech reflects where the characters are living and when. For example, a girl of the Civil War period would not use twentieth-century slang. Distribute the student Writing Dialogue handout containing gudelines for writing dialogue and the choices for writing assignment topics. Students should complete one or more of the writing assignments outlined on the handout.
Point out to students that different kinds of people use different kinds of speech. Also, a person's speech changes according to the situation. Speech reflects where the characters are living and when. For example, a girl of the Civil War period would not use twentieth-century slang. Distribute the student Writing Dialogue handout containing gudelines for writing dialogue and the choices for writing assignment topics. Students should complete one or more of the writing assignments outlined on the handout.
The writer chooses a narrator for every story. The author's choice of narrator for a story determines the amount of information a reader will be given.
The four passages that follow tell the same incident from different points of view. Notice how the amount of information given about each character depends upon the point of view used.