DO NOW Which three characters are being described

DO NOW! Which three characters are being described in these passages? He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large moustache. Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighboirs. (p. 1) A giant of a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair. (p. 46)

DO NOW! He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large mustache. Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbors. (p. 1)

DO NOW! A giant of a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair. (p. 46)

STARTER How many words can you think of to describe a character’s physical appearance and personality? Physical Appearance DESCRIBING A CHARACTER Personality

Different genres and the short story /narrative genre Structure and elements of a short story / narrative Where have we been… Where are we going… • To know … why we describe characters • To understand … what makes a successful character description • To be able to … successfully describe a character through narrative writing

To understand … what make a successful character description Make a note on each bullet point: • http: //www. writersdigest. com/editorblogs/there-are-no-rules/11 -secrets-to-writing -effective-character-description

He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large moustache. Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbours. (p. 1) A giant of a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair. (p. 46)

To be able to … successfully describe a character through narrative writing Write a paragraph describing this character… CHALLENGE: Use a narrative hook Incorporate the techniques learnt in today’s lesson

STARTER • Read the extract: • What do you think of this character? • Annotate the descriptive techniques used by the writer in this section…