no1 LESSON1 - WHAT IS A STORY? HOW DO I CREATE A CHARACTER?

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What do you think a story is?

A STORY HAS:
1. character(s)
2. situations / outcomes
3. key idea / key message (moral of the story)

CREATE A CHARACTER

1. Give your character a name

2. Know your character (you can also draw your character)

3. what does your character want?

4. how does your character behave and react in a situation?

KNOW YOUR CHARACTER
1. Physical - how he/she/it looks like, talks, walks, etc
2. emotions. attitudes, thoughts, values, beliefs
3. behaves, actions/reactions
4. likes, dislikes, interests, pet peeves
5. nature & personality
6. experiences
7. relationships - how are they with other people??
8. strengths & talents / weaknesses
9. MOTIVES & OBJECTIVES - What does your character want?

CLASS EXERCISE

1. Think of 2 persons you know
2. Write down their characters - Get to know your characters
3. Put them in a situation

Situation:
your 2 characters are in a very crowded hawker centre.
they're looking for a seat.
they see a seat.
they both reach the empty seat at the same time.
then they see a tissue paper on the empty chair.
write a short story of how your character will react to the situation.
how will they relate to each other?
after a while, the owner of the tissue paper comes.
what happens then? write the outcome.

Keep your story short ok?


GROUP DISCUSSION

Characters
‐‐>
Situation
‐‐>
Outcomes
/
Message


1.
List 
5
 movie/tv
 characters 
(all 
different
 types)

2.
Choose
 1 
character
 as hero with a motive/objective
3.
Put
 2 
of
 your
 5
 characters
 in 
a 
situation

4.
Present
 your
 story

5.
What 
is
 your
 story’s 
message?
 (the 
moral
 of 
the 
story
 is...
?)


INDIVIDUAL HOMEWORK (USE YOUR NOTEBOOK)
create
 & 
write 
your 
own
 character
 in your notebook
*
1 
sentence 
summary

*
3 
paragraphs


Don't forget to read the books: 
The Twits, The Enormous Crocodile & The Little Prince.
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