Writing a Character Description Tips and ideas Use

Use adjectives to describe • Use adjectives to describe the physical details of a

Nouns to fit the personality of the character • Clothes, particularly need to match

Interesting adjectives • Make your writing better with imaginative words. enormous, gigantic, gargantuan, angry,

Negative description • Detailing what is not there is an effective way of making

Movement • The way a character moves gives much away about their personality or

Simile • Uses comparison to add description His fists, as big as boulders, smashed

Metaphor • States something IS something else. He is a storm raining down upon

An usual feature • A limp or scar can tell a story behind a

• On your white board try to write an example for 3 or

• He is a storm raining down upon us. • His fists, as

The hulk I look up and up, wondering if this gargantuan beast will ever

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Writing a Character Description Tips and ideas

Use adjectives to describe • Use adjectives to describe the physical details of a character. He clenched his enormous green hand in to a fist and slammed it down, smashing the table into tiny pieces.

Nouns to fit the personality of the character • Clothes, particularly need to match the personality of the character. His shorts are scruffy and torn and look like they are much too tight.

Interesting adjectives • Make your writing better with imaginative words. enormous, gigantic, gargantuan, angry, furious,

Negative description • Detailing what is not there is an effective way of making a reader aware of what a character may lack. He had no jacket, no shoes and no way to control his temper.

Movement • The way a character moves gives much away about their personality or feelings. He put his head back and beat his chest with an almighty roar!

Simile • Uses comparison to add description His fists, as big as boulders, smashed through the window.

Metaphor • States something IS something else. He is a storm raining down upon us.

An usual feature • A limp or scar can tell a story behind a character. His skin, as green as grass.

• On your white board try to write an example for 3 or 4 of the slides about your character. • Then we can use them to write a fantastic character description.

• He is a storm raining down upon us. • His fists, as big as boulders, smashed through the window. • He had no jacket, no shoes and no way to control his temper. • He put his head back and beat his chest with an almighty roar! • His shorts are scruffy and torn and look like they are much too tight.

The hulk I look up and up, wondering if this gargantuan beast will ever stop, his skin is as green as grass and his shorts are scruffy and torn, they look like they are much too tight. He has no jacket, no shoes and no way to control his temper. His fists, as big as boulders, smashed through the window of the house. He put his enormous head back and beat his chest with an almighty roar! He is a storm raining down upon us. **Ask an adult to read through your work and help you to check that you have used the same tense for the whole piece of writing. **