Characterisation

• A character is the “who” in the story.• A character has many *traits, roles, and

similarities to other characters based on how they are described in the story and how they act in the story.

• A character’s traits, actions, and roles can change throughout the story.

*traits – a quality that makes that person special

• For this homework you have TWO tasks: Reading Writing

Reading Task

Identify the protagonist (main character)

Choose one of the books you have been reading and

Select at least one piece of dialogue and a piece of narrative which best describes your character

“Bah! Humbug!”

‘Scrooge’, from A Christmas Carol

Find or create a simile or a metaphor to complete this description.

Describe your character using three adjectives

“pointed nose” lonely

selfish

“No warmth could warm him, no wintry weather chills him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he; no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose.”

Identify at least two secondary characters and their relationship to the main character. Now show what you have learned about each relationship.

Writing Task

Based on what you have learned during the Reading Task, you are to produce a short piece of writing that features your own character (and any secondary character(s)).

For example:“Harry had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair and bright-green eyes. He wore round glasses held together with a lot of Sellotape because of all the times Dudley had punched him on the nose. The only thing Harry liked about his own appearance was a very thin scar on his forehead which was shaped like a bolt of lightning."

This informs us about the character of Dudley – a bully!

The following graphic can help you understand a character better.

• Remember: a character is the “who” in the story.• A character has many traits, roles, and similarities to

other characters based on how they are described in the story and how they act in the story.

• A character’s traits, actions, and roles can change throughout the story.

Conclusion