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CHARACTER STUDY

Take out your Character Free Write. Read over it. Add anything you think needs to be added. CHARACTER STUDY. Which sentences say something worth saying? Which could say something cool? Which do you just like for some reason ? HIGHLIGHT THOSE!. NUGGETS OF POTENTIAL.

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CHARACTER STUDY

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  1. Take out your Character Free Write. Read over it. Add anything you think needs to be added. CHARACTER STUDY

  2. Which sentences say something worth saying? Which could say something cool? Which do you just like for some reason? HIGHLIGHT THOSE! NUGGETS OF POTENTIAL

  3. Fold binder paper Cornell Note style Write highlighted Nuggets of Potential on the LEFT side Create 15-20 lines that say something worth saying! Write those on the RIGHT side CHARACTER MONOLOGUE

  4. Word Choice Humor Figurative Language (simile, metaphor, imagery) Sound Devices Idioms Rhythm & Sentence Length CREATING VOICE

  5. Check it out! A. Hello. How are you? I am well, thanks. I just got back from a day at the beach. The weather was pleasant.

  6. A. Hello. How are you? I am well, thanks. I just got back from a day at the beach. The weather was pleasant. B. Hey, ya’ll. How ya doin’? I’m just fine, thanks. Just gettin’ back from a day at the beach. Mighty fine day it was there... I was happier than a JUNE BUG ON A TOMATO PLANT, just sittin’ in the sun, admirin’ the blue sky.

  7. A. Hello. How are you? I am well, thanks. I just got back from a day at the beach. The weather was pleasant. B. Good day, my dear friend. I hope I have found you in good health. I am in fine form, as I have just returned from the sea. The day there was quite exquisite.

  8. How would you change the words to say it differently if you felt: Angry? Whiny? Playful? Intrigued? PRACTICE WITH “STOP IT!”

  9. Choose your best 10-12 lines Edit to reflect appropriate VOICE, DIALECT, WORD CHOICE Reorder your lines for the most IMPACT Write your 1st Draft on a NEW sheet of binder paper 1st DRAFT – CHARACTER MONOLOGUE

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