Character exercises

As we have entered the month of August, every teacher, whether she likes it or not, starts thinking about school. Some of us have dreams (or nightmares). Some of us go on a Pinterest spree. We walk through Target and ask ourselves "What do I 'need' from the dollar section?" You don't do this? Okay, maybe it's just me. Anyway, we are also thinking about what were some of our students' challenges last year, and how we will address them this year. My third and fourth graders had difficulty with…

I made this list up to help me out with my OC developing so feel free to use it as well! If you wanna join me just tag your stuff #GTKYOC so I can take a peek : ^ ) (might make a blog later and...

Creative writing exercises provide an excellent way to practice writing topics such as characterization. Try these 6 exercises.

Character Building Checklist - Tips and resources to help you develop well-rounded, compelling characters in your writing.

Character Traits in Knave

"Shadow theory" is one of the most intuitive tools a writer can use to identify the contrasting elements that create complex characters.

I’ve listed a few possible character motives in the image below and I would encourage you to play around with different ways of interpreting and applying them.

Character Personality Builder

Creative Writer Worksheet – Character Sketch (PDF) You may have written a character sketch for a fictional person before, but how about for someone from your real life? Try filling in this character sketch worksheet to gain a deeper understanding of people you love, hate, or feel indifferent towards. “People do not seem to realize…